Her first thought was that he must have heard her talk about the debate with Mr. Smith —silly, but still she was very proud of her victory. Her second thought was a blank question mark, which seemed to hang invisible in the air over their heads. what was he doing back here?
“Do I owe you an apology, Pearl?” he asked her when they were out of earshot.
Pearl suddenly realized that his voice had an extremely odd effect on her senses. There was a dark, subtle power in it that threatened to envelop her. It made her think of mysterious seas and strange lands.
“But, of course.” She looked at him with wide-eyed surprise when she couldn't remember for a second why he needed to apologize. "You will excuse me as I step into the kitchen." She said as she walked into the kitchen and tried to compos
