Integrity's Choice (Sisters of the Revolution Book 5) by Diana Davis

Author:Diana Davis [Davis, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, American History
Publisher: Daughters of Columbia Books
Published: 2021-02-19T22:00:00+00:00

Constance was grateful Fischer was not at home, but she hoped it wasn’t her presence that kept him away. He’d always been so devoted in taking care of his sister.

He would have probably been at the shop all day Monday, so Constance ignored her guilt and stayed with Lydia all of Monday, though neither of them felt up to spending time in the garden. Constance was relieved at that: she could hardly stand the thought of working among the flowers Fischer had shown and described to her the year before, when it had seemed their love was blooming, too.

To lift Lydia’s spirits — and to make sure Constance never forgot herself while staying in Fischer’s house — Constance gave her the poem she’d retrieved from Fischer’s room. She’d hoped perhaps they could find humor in it together, that perhaps with a year’s distance, she’d see exactly how terrible it was and why Fischer had hated it so. At least she had the small reassurance that her work was not why he’d thrown her off; he had ended everything between them before the poem had fallen into his hands.

Lydia had perused only the first page or two before she began crying again, so they set aside the poem. “Is my writing so bad it brings you to tears?” Constance asked, mostly in jest.

And that made Lydia laugh for the first time all day.

Tuesday morning, she made sure Lydia was at least well enough to start on her spinning before she ventured to check on things at home. She caught Mercy on her way to Temperance’s and coaxed her back inside to help finish the next volume of Columbia’s Fields. Her sister was less inclined to argue against the kingfisher’s nattering, though Constance couldn’t find a good place to kill the bird. Mercy left Constance to make notes about any necessary changes. It hardly stung at all to hold a quill now, but she’d have to admit to Mercy why she needed her to copy over the whole thing after her notes were complete.

Constance had finished the last insertion of the kingfisher in the first half when she heard Papa’s voice downstairs. She tucked the manuscript under the false bottom of her drawer — a secret she’d learned from Temperance when she’d inherited the top drawer of the clothespress — and ran down to see him in the dining room.

“There you are, child.” Papa stood from the table and kissed both her cheeks. “We’ve missed you.”

Neither of them could miss the little huff Verity gave from her seat at the table. Mama joined them, announcing that Mercy was off caring for Temperance. Polly served dinner to their little party, joining them at the table.

“How was the morning’s Congress?” Constance asked.

“We’ve debated nothing but a singular topic today, this Jeanne Dark woman.”

“Who wrote that pastoral tale?” Verity’s tone hinted at disdain. “Can no one speak of anything else?”

Constance focused on her roast beef. “And what did you say?” she asked Papa.

“I? I said nothing.

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