Mary seemed amazed by this and asked, “You traveled by coach that quickly?”
I laughed and replied, “No. Not at all, dear. I traveled by train to Raleigh and then employed a coach to bring me to Hillsborough.”
She seemed relieved by my answer. “That makes a lot of sense. I wouldn’t want to travel that far in a coach.”
I agreed with a nod and said, “You and I are alike in that respect. I think you would like the train. It is quite comfortable when you are traveling so far. Though I will say that I took a special train here. One of my clients owns the railroad and the trains that run to North Carolina. He graciously allowed me to use his sleeping car to come to Raleigh.”
She seemed amazed and said, “You have clients that own trains?”
I replied, “Yes, ma’am. I helped him with a rather luc
