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she had grown partially blind

"Saan was just here, Mother" "Really? What time is it? Is your father

dressed?"

"It's early: Samuel didn't come to take me to the

engagement party He came to declare his own

engagement"

"Oh, he did!" She started to shake her head "I

didn't know he"

"To me," I said

"What? To you?"

I lifted azed

at it and then I got the smile I wanted, the smile I had

hoped for, the sht, happy, hopeful bea that turned her eyes back to the jewels they had once been Color

even returned to her sweet face

"Oh Olivia, hoonderful! What a beautiful