The Legacy
“She did not call upon them again, but Corin warned her that it was traditional for Indian womenfolk to drop in on one another, and to exchange gifts, and she received several such visits before the Ponca seemed to lose interest. Caroline dreaded seeing the trio approach the house, and she sat awkwardly through their visits, crippled by nerves, unsure of how to speak to them, or what to give in return for their gifts of honey, mittens and an elegantly carved wooden ladle. In the end she usually ...gave them money, which White Cloud accepted with a closed expression on her face. Caroline made them tea and longed for them to leave, but when their visits ceased she could not help but feel that she had failed in some way. And she watched Joe from the window as he went about the ranch, her eyes ever curious for the alien oddity of his features, his black mane of hair. He wore a long knife in a tooled leather sheath on his hip, and each time she saw it a cold shiver scurried down her spine.She did not get used to the heat, which increased with each passing day.MoreLess
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