Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan

Author:Patricia MacLachlan [MacLachlan, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780062285782
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2013-03-25T07:00:00+00:00

10

We traveled three days and nights on the train across the dry prairies. We passed packed wagons. We passed through towns and cities. We slept to the clackety sound of the train and woke with the red sun. Caleb was excited, looking out the window. Sarah was tired and sad. Sometimes I read to her from my journal.

“‘When Sarah came, she wore a yellow bonnet,’” I read. “‘She brought Seal to us. The corn was high and the wheat all yellow. We lay down with the sheep in the fields, and Sarah taught us how to swim.

“‘When they were married, my mother, Sarah, wore a dress soft like mist, and a veil. I think Papa cried. . . .’”

Sarah turned to me. “Did he?” she asked, her voice soft. “Did he cry?”

I smiled and Sarah closed her eyes. I covered her with a shawl.

We went over a bridge, the river shining in the sun.

Caleb turned from the window. “Sarah?”

Sarah opened her eyes.

“Is this the way you came?” he asked.

Sarah looked out at the land. “Yes, Caleb,” she said softly. “This is the way I came.”

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