Tracie Peterson
“a rather refined Englishwoman said as she extended her hand in welcome. The woman was impeccably dressed in a navy wool crepe suit.
“Miss Campbell, this is Mrs. Sylvia Clarke. She has agreed to sponsor our girls,” Anna Nelson, supervisor of some twenty Red Cross volunteers announced. “As soon as we were able to secure the nearby hotel for your billet, Sylvia volunteered to open her home to our Red Cross ladies.”
Clara Campbell, a twenty-three-year-old American Red Cross worker, couldn’t... get over how elegant Englishwomen sounded. Their accents suggested years of breeding and refinement, touching on a dignity that made Clara envious. Her own Washington state inflections seemed almost guttural in comparison.
“How do you do, ma’am,” Clara said, reaching out to shake the older woman’s hand.
“You are certainly a welcome addition to our little town,” Mrs. Clarke said, smiling.MoreLess
“Miss Campbell, this is Mrs. Sylvia Clarke. She has agreed to sponsor our girls,” Anna Nelson, supervisor of some twenty Red Cross volunteers announced. “As soon as we were able to secure the nearby hotel for your billet, Sylvia volunteered to open her home to our Red Cross ladies.”
Clara Campbell, a twenty-three-year-old American Red Cross worker, couldn’t... get over how elegant Englishwomen sounded. Their accents suggested years of breeding and refinement, touching on a dignity that made Clara envious. Her own Washington state inflections seemed almost guttural in comparison.
“How do you do, ma’am,” Clara said, reaching out to shake the older woman’s hand.
“You are certainly a welcome addition to our little town,” Mrs. Clarke said, smiling.MoreLess
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