Flynn ate, then explored the house and yard, returning often to express his delight.īenjamin, however, sat on the back step as though unimpressed.įlynn volunteered, and they left him alone to scrub. She and Caleb pumped water, then Caleb stoked the stove while Ellie fed the baby and prepared small portions of bread and fruit for the boys. Nate had awakened and was crying with an empty tummy. Hearing their undernourished condition referred to in such a way angered Ellie all over again. Their stomachs will need to get used to adequate amounts slowly.” “Just don’t let them eat too much at a time just yet, and nothing too rich or spicy. “One can eat while the other is bathing,” he said when they were alone for a moment in the kitchen. The boys needed baths and their heads washed. She’d bathed the night before and could have managed quite well with a pitcher and bowl, but she caught his drift. “We have time for baths-Ellie, will you help me heat water?” Ellie remembered her reaction the first time she’d seen it.Ĭaleb looked at his pocket watch. “This it?” Flynn asked, jumping down and eyeing the two-story structure. I also own a few horses that my father breeds for me.”ĭazed, Ellie returned to the buggy, not even noticing the heat as Caleb drove the team and pulled up in front of his house. “I lease my share of the ranch, and receive a comfortable sum each month. All that clothing had to cost a fortune! With a sick feeling in her stomach, Ellie clutched Nate and said softly to Caleb, “I-I can’t pay you back for all that.”
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