Wanderville (2014)
“A Placement and a Plan Harold had the window seat, and for most of the next two days, he kept his forehead pressed to the glass, gaping out at the fields they passed. Frances was pretty certain that he was daydreaming about a new home. Once he even pointed out a tiny clapboard farmhouse in the distance.
“Like that, Frances,” Harold said. “I bet some good people live in a house like that, and we’ll meet them when we get off the train.”
Frances squeezed his hand and said only, “We’ll see....” She was glad that he was too busy gazing out the window to notice the doubt in her smile.
While Harold watched the view, Frances and Jack watched everything else.
They’d both noticed that Miss DeHaven hardly ever came into their car, preferring to stay in the next car over. Frances had overheard Mrs. Routh explaining to one of the porters that that was where the four youngest children, aged five and under, were seated.MoreLess
“Like that, Frances,” Harold said. “I bet some good people live in a house like that, and we’ll meet them when we get off the train.”
Frances squeezed his hand and said only, “We’ll see....” She was glad that he was too busy gazing out the window to notice the doubt in her smile.
While Harold watched the view, Frances and Jack watched everything else.
They’d both noticed that Miss DeHaven hardly ever came into their car, preferring to stay in the next car over. Frances had overheard Mrs. Routh explaining to one of the porters that that was where the four youngest children, aged five and under, were seated.MoreLess
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