Chapter 18: In Between the Living and the Dead
Perhaps that night it was their long day trip into the mountains, the brisk mountain air, or even the wine that lulled the inhabitants at Devonshire into a contented and peaceful sleep.
Hilary and Jennie—after retiring early, each with a book they chose from the library but had no intention of reading—fell immediately into each other’s arms the moment they entered their cozy little turret and latched the door. They slept on through the night in Jennie’s little narrow bed.
Hal woke in the middle of the night and reached out for Guy, who in turn moved closer and spooned his body next to his.
The two “chaperones,” Katherine Lansing and Dora Tierney, chatted and laughed into the early morning hours, whispering back and forth like schoolgirls o
