“Send Charlotte to me, dearest. … Good night, my pet. … I’m too sleepy again. My love to Laurie.”
“Yes, Auntie.”
The old lady felt the girl’s warm lips on her forehead. They seemed to linger a little. Then Mrs. Baxter lost herself once more.
A young woman watches with concern as her adopted brother turns to irreligious forces in the hopes of reconnecting with his dead fiancée.
“Send Charlotte to me, dearest. … Good night, my pet. … I’m too sleepy again. My love to Laurie.”
“Yes, Auntie.”
The old lady felt the girl’s warm lips on her forehead. They seemed to linger a little. Then Mrs. Baxter lost herself once more.