Finally the rage and pain subsided enough for her to speak. “I left all those letters for the boys and have been faithfully writing to them every week, yet all that time they have been mourning their dead mother. They do not even have the comfort of talking about it to their grandparents or their uncles.”
Duncan tried to find words of comfort for her. “Albert is not an introspective man. I think your departure took him totally off guard. I imagine he made up the lie quickly, and once it was spoken, he could not retreat from it. One thing I know for sure, my darling, is that the truth seeks always to be free, and in this case there are so many people who know, it will not be chained for long.”
Lydia was drained of tears, but the knot of grief in her throat still made speaking difficult. “
