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“And he doesn’t ht of what the prostitute had told her

“No”

“Does it bother you that you don’t have the closeness any to be offensive

“Naturally not,” her mother replied with a quick smile of assurance “After all, its purpose is the conception of children, not for the sake of itself”

“Yes, I know,” she murmured

“Don’t let it be a source of concern,” her mother advised “You’ll co your daughter the sas”

“Yes, one day,” Lorna agreed with a faint smile, but she was still troubled by some of the sensations she felt in Benteen’s ar apparent that wasn’t normal, especially when the only one who indicated it as herself a fallen woman

7

The wagon turned out to be in better condition than Benteen had hoped to find it He struck a deal with the farmer named Davies and hitched a team of horses to it Late that afternoon, he drove it to the Pearce ho about packing it to evenly distribute the weight through the box, so he stayed to help

There were so s she wanted to take Benteen disliked the role of forcing her to choose, but it had to be done

“What’s this?” He frohen he picked up two thorny twigs partially wrapped in damp cloths

“I’ to believe you if you claim those are too heavy and bulky to take,” she retorted, placing her hands on her hips to silently dare him

“But what are they?” Benteen asked

“They’re cuttings from my mother’s rosebush,” Lorna explained “I want to plant them beside our new home”

“Lorna, they’ll die” He tried to be patient “You’re just wasting your time to take them”