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"It's all right, Turner," Olivia said soothingly, cautiously touching his shoulder "You have every right to be over-wrought"

"No I don't Not when she needsfor her" He strode back into the rooht now," hematters but Miranda"

A bleary-eyed househt theht as day in here Do you hear ht as day" He turned back to Miranda and smoothed his hand over her brow "She always did love sunny days" He caught himself in horror and looked frantically at his sister "I mean- she loves sunny days"

Olivia, unable to watch her brother in such a grief-stricken state, nodded and quietly departed

A few hours later, Lady Rudland entered the roo a sht your daughter," she said softly

Turner looked up, shocked to realize that he had cootten about the existence of this tiny person He stared at her in disbelief "She's so small"

His mother smiled "Babies usually come that way"

"I know but…look at her" He reached out his index finger to her hand Tiny fingers grasped it with surprising firmness Turner looked up at his mother, amazement at this new life clearly written on his bleak face "Can I hold her?"

"Of course" Lady Rudland settled the bundle in his arms "She's yours, you know"

"She is, isn't she?" He looked down at the pink face and touched her nose "How do you do? Welcome to the world, puss"

"Puss?" Lady Rudland said in an amused tone "What a funny nickname"

Turner shook his head "No, it's not funny It's absolutely perfect" He looked back up at hiswill she be this small?"

"Oh, I don't know For a little while, at least" She crossed over to theand pulled the drapes halfway back "The sun is starting to coht in the roohter

She finished fussing at theand turned back to him "Oh, Turner…she has brown eyes"