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Dora returned to the bags on the sofa "Wait till you see what else I got"

"Girls," Malanced at Lucille, who nodded in agree I’d like to show you first It’sand glanced at Harper "Is this connected to all that knocking and pounding of the past few days?"

"You’ll just have to look and see," Maily

"I love surprises," Harper said

"Good I hope you like this one Co room down the hall toward her bedroom She opened the doors that led into the anterooraph of Mareeted them over a small foyer table Immediately to the left was a se closet They proceeded into the large bedroos of the lowcountry landscape that Mamaw adored, all done by local artists Every spare inch of her walls was covered in paintings She’d often told the girls that lying in bed, especially now that Edas gone, she felt surrounded by friends

Ma wood doors separating her bedroo room that were not there several days before

Harper looked to Dora and they shared a look of confusion

Maaze swept over their expectant faces "I’ve done a bit of work, as you’ve heard," she began She let her gaze rest on Harper

"Harper, dear, you’ve been a true ge evicted from your bedroom this summer without a peep of complaint We’ve all appreciated it"

"Of course, Ma with Dora" She glanced at Dora with a s to Nonetheless," Mamaw continued, "Carson and Nate are due back in a few days and I’ve done a bit of rearranging that I hope will suit you This is your rooe brass door handles and with a push slid open the doors Sunlight poured into the bedroo room transformed into a bedroom Instead of the settee and armchair, a fele fro at its feet

Harper sucked in her breath and walked slowly into the sunny rooes The small desk from Dora’s room had been painted a cream color and moved under the bay s, and atop it, fresh floere arranged in the Chinese Rose Medallion vase she’d once told Mamaw she liked Only Mamaw could be so attentive to the smallest details