The Matrimony Plan
“He assessed the structural support. He measured and calculated and measured again, and through it all, he expected her to fetch and carry. She wished she’d never asked for his help.
Each day she looked for Gabriel. Surely he would come to the church, but each day she was disappointed.
“He’s making home visits,” Florabelle Williams sniffed while typing at breakneck speed, “and they’re not even sick.” Florabelle had been the church secretary—and Mother’s intimate insider—for as long as Felicity c...ould remember.
Felicity’s stomach knotted as she searched for an explanation that didn’t involve a budding romance. “Perhaps he’s getting to know members of the congregation.”
Florabelle tossed her graying head. “He hasn’t come to my house yet.”
Wise man. Florabelle and her daughter Cora, the postmistress and telephone operator, spread most of the gossip in Pearlman. Felicity would have saved that visit for last, too.
“Who is he visiting today?”
Ding. Without breaking rhythm, Florabelle whipped the typewriter carriage back.MoreLess
Each day she looked for Gabriel. Surely he would come to the church, but each day she was disappointed.
“He’s making home visits,” Florabelle Williams sniffed while typing at breakneck speed, “and they’re not even sick.” Florabelle had been the church secretary—and Mother’s intimate insider—for as long as Felicity c...ould remember.
Felicity’s stomach knotted as she searched for an explanation that didn’t involve a budding romance. “Perhaps he’s getting to know members of the congregation.”
Florabelle tossed her graying head. “He hasn’t come to my house yet.”
Wise man. Florabelle and her daughter Cora, the postmistress and telephone operator, spread most of the gossip in Pearlman. Felicity would have saved that visit for last, too.
“Who is he visiting today?”
Ding. Without breaking rhythm, Florabelle whipped the typewriter carriage back.MoreLess
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