Chapter 55
1912, Southampton
While waiting for his visit from Raphael, Leander opened his Bible to Psalm 48.
For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even unto our death.
The simple eighteen-word passage comforted him. His plight couldn’t be any bleaker than it was now. All he could do was pray for a smooth transition from jail to prison and hope for the best.
It might be another long time before Leander saw Raphael again, so knowing he would see him today was comforting. He missed Peter, too. It had been nearly two years since he had seen Peter. The Davenports offered, repeatedly, to bring him for a visit, but he didn’t want Peter to see him like this in jail. It would be another two years.
Maybe I should acquiesce and allow a visit? Who knows, none of the dec
