Chapter 15It was sunny out but there was a cold wind, and the clouds were moving quickly across the blue sky as James and Phoebe went through the streets.
'You manage well on those crutches, I must say, darling,' she said.
'It's surprising how quickly you get used to them.'
They stopped at a ladies' clothes shop and James suggested that they go inside; and when they did so, Phoebe saw a print dress that she liked – a long pink number with a floral design – and James suggested that she try it on. She looked at the price and said she wasn't sure that the dress would suit her. 'Nonsense, darling,' he said, 'I'm sure you'd look stunning in it.'
'Oh, but I can't possibly let you buy it, James.'
'But darling, I simply insist, now that you're going to be my wife – or had you forgotten?'
Pho
