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I could not eat, but drank a little beer, anddown the road

We stayed at Fort Christopher that first night; I heard much talk of the outlaws and petitions to Charleston; Rabbit and I slept in a tiny roo before dawn

We did not stop again except to change horses and have a brief ht we traveled I lost all sense of time; at last I roused to , then I was lifted in arms, carried up stairs, placed upon a bed The scent of the house was a balm to my weary senses My clothes were stripped aoentle hands washed me and wrapped me in warm blankets I heard Rabbit say, "She sleeps; let us leave her be," and I slipped into restful slu that I was ho surrounded me; lavender from the linen upon which I lay, woodsmoke from the fireplace, the polish which was used to clean the furniture I could also se toto prolong the sensation of quiet peace which engulfed me

I heard a tiny voice whimper; my heart stood still There was a bairn in the room

I opened h the air; it was late afternoon The curtains on the bed, the high s, the marble fireplacebereft I raised myself onto my elbows There were indeed roses everywhere in the roo on the chaise, her feet raised, her breast bare, suckling her son Susan sat nearby, sewing She looked up

"Why,her work aside and rising "I shall bring your tea Shall I tell your husband that you are awake?"

I could not speak Susan went out I was looking at Catherine; she slow

"How have the roses coirl took the baby, and Cathy covered her breast "I brought them from Grant's Hill today," she said as she caht so many new blooms Oh, Jessie, dear! I am so happy that you have come home safely!"