The Orphan's Dream (2015)
“The next morning Mirabel joined in with everything Jerusha suggested with an enthusiasm she had not felt for a long time. She put her fears aside and allowed the D’Angelos’ groom to help her onto the grey mare, riding side-saddle around the plantation with Jerusha, who was an accomplished horsewoman. In the afternoon she sat in Mrs D’Angelo’s bedroom while Jerusha read several passages from Daisy Miller, a novella by Henry James. Whether or not the story registered with Betsy was questionable, ...but the sound of her daughter’s voice seemed to soothe her and she drifted off to sleep. Jerusha closed the book with a sigh. ‘I keep hoping that one day she’ll come back to us.’ ‘Miss Betsy’s doing just fine,’ Kezia said, moving silently from her chair to the bedside. ‘She understands more than you think, she just don’t have much to say. When the time comes she’ll open her mouth and speak.’ The sound of horse’s hooves broke the ensuing silence. Jerusha leapt to her feet and ran to the window.MoreLess
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