The Silversmith's Wife _ Sophia Tobin (2014)
“When she remarked that Benjamin seemed to be a good boy, but a little timid, I detected her cunning at work. I told her that she was not to criticize him, and that he meant more to me than she knew, and at this she protested. It is my habit to keep things close to me and not to share them with Mary, but I could not help but tell her that there had been someone before her, far better than she. Yet when I spoke it did not quite come out so; there was a bitterness to my words. I am vexed that I di...d not keep myself more in check, but when a man has been wounded so many times, it is natural that a little venom should now and then escape. I must follow Dr Taylor’s example, be patient, and pray, for I know God is just.
Alban lay back on the mattress, the footsteps of his nieces and nephews pounding backwards and forwards on the floorboards. He was exhausted, but the sound of their running feet comforted him. He remembered what it was like to be a child, to run thoughtlessly, when every day was like a new lifetime.MoreLess
Alban lay back on the mattress, the footsteps of his nieces and nephews pounding backwards and forwards on the floorboards. He was exhausted, but the sound of their running feet comforted him. He remembered what it was like to be a child, to run thoughtlessly, when every day was like a new lifetime.MoreLess
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