Sublime

‘She was the wife of John Bell, who owned Lowlands until his death in 1889, and we’ve never known anything more about her: it’s as if she’s been cut out of time. We have records of their marriage, but not of her death; we have no portraits of her anywhere, and when the house and contents were sold none of her possessions were listed in the

ruth

dovetailed:

Sibyl—if

"I'd rather have you, Ellador, than all the children in the world. I'd rather have you with me—on your own terms—than not to have you."

Garrett laughed. “Carys, I would rather catch a cold than a husband. I have no wish to marry anyone.” Carys gave her a wise glance. “You will when you’re older.” Helen buried a smile amid the little rag-curl bundles on the child’s head.

Miss Noelle Donnelly