Moonlight With Alice (The Matchmaker's Ball Book 3) by Amelia C. Adams

Author:Amelia C. Adams [Adams, Amelia C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Creede Colorado, Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian Era, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Frontier-Pioneer Era, Cowboy & Western Romance, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, The Matchmaker's Ball Series
Publisher: Amelia Adams
Published: 2019-12-13T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Dr. Thomas leaned back, his examination of Alice’s eyes complete, and regarded her seriously. “How old was your grandmother when she lost her eyesight?”

“I believe she was fifty.”

“And you’re how old?”

“I’m twenty.”

Dr. Thomas walked around his desk and sat down, then interlaced his fingers. “Miss Givens, I’m going to present you with two scenarios, and they’re equally possible. The first is that you’re working too hard and straining your eyes, and that your fatigue will improve if you use better lighting and limit your work hours. The other scenario is that perhaps you have an eye weakness that runs in your family. The only way we’ll know for sure is to contact your grandmother’s doctor and see what was done to treat her, and also to speak with your mother and find out if she’s noticed anything changing with her vision. It’s not uncommon at all for seamstresses and others who do fine work to suffer from eye strain, so that’s the direction my thoughts are going right now. We should make further inquiries, though.”

“So, you said that if it’s just eye strain, I can do a little less and I’ll feel better?”

“That’s right.”

Alice exhaled. “I can’t tell you what a relief it is to hear that. To be honest, I didn’t even notice a change in my eyesight until about two weeks ago, but as soon as I remembered my grandmother yesterday, it’s been all I can think about.”

“Conditions like this do have a way of creeping up on us. If they aren’t painful or in some other way disruptive to our lives, they can go on for some time before we pay attention to them.” Dr. Thomas picked up his pen. “If you could tell me where your grandmother lived and the name of her doctor, I’ll send a telegram right away so we can begin this investigation.”

“I’m not sure of her doctor’s name, but I can tell you everything else.” Alice gave him the information she did have, as well as her parents’ names so he could contact them as well. Her mother hadn’t said anything about having trouble with her eyes, but her mother wasn’t the sort to bring things up about herself. Her letters were mostly inquiries about Alice’s health or filling Alice in on the latest news from home . . . except she hadn’t written yet about Alice’s old crush. That was interesting, now that Alice thought about it.

“In the meantime, Miss Givens, use better lighting, and try to reduce the amount of time you spend working. That will be good for you regardless of the cause.”

“Thank you, Doctor.” Alice rose and smoothed out her skirt. “I appreciate your time.”

“We’ll get to the bottom of it. Don’t worry.”

She thanked him again as she left his office. He’d been very reassuring and he didn’t seem to think she’d lose her eyesight, but she was glad they were investigating it further. She’d rather know what she might be facing than be caught unawares like her grandmother had been.

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