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She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet
Sheis silk and purple
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth ath and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to coue is the law of kindness
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all’
“I ask you all to drink to the memory of our lasses, there was barely a dry eye a them
Chapter Sixty-five
Decehts before Christht
(Parenthetically, it should be noted that he was also deep in soanic)
“Hey”
His sister Heather had wandered al at him, arms folded across her chest
“Hey yourself” He continued working, speaking to her over his shoulder “What are you doing?”
“Chris had to look at one of the Andersons’ horses They think it has colic He’ll be out ht, so I asked him to drop me off How are you?”
“Fine”
“You don’t sound fine” She stared at hiaze
“I’ with six different colleges at the Modern Language Association convention in January That’s a lot of pressure”
“Right” Heather gazed at her big brother skeptically
“I have an intervieith St Mike’s If they hire reat news I’ll put in a good ith St Michael, hiet the job”
Heather cocked her head to one side and listened to the round It was a cover of “In the Sun” and Paul was listening to it on repeat, over and over again
“If you’re excited about your job prospects, then why the hell are you listening to this? I’lared at her and began walking in the opposite direction
She followed
“I ran into Ali the other day at Hannaford’s”
“Mo out once in a while”
“I mean on a date, not as friends”
“We broke up” He laid eo”
“Chris wants to go snowboarding in Stowe for New Year’s He’s going to rent a place so we don’t have to drive back and forth Invite Ali and coood idea”
Heather reached out and caught her brother’s ar him midmotion “Yes, it is It will be like old times Ask her”
“We can’t leave Moil” Heather gave hiil I’” He turned away