Chapter 7
“How do I look?” Facing the mirror, John gave a final touch to the handkerchief around his neck and admired his tobacco-colored jacket.
Benjamin smiled, watching him primping like a fancy girl. “You look splendid. Just like a country gentleman!”
“I want to look perfect, Benjamin.”
“You do, John, you do.”
And you’re so beautiful, he thought. You’re going to turn a lot of heads—male and female—out on the street. But he doubted One-Eyed Jack would care much about his appearance.
“Are you really sure you don’t want me to come along?”
“Thanks for the offer, Benjamin, but I feel I need to go alone,” John answered, looking at him with eyes full of love.
Benjamin nodded, with the faintest of smiles. “I know, I get it. It’s just that…It’s just that I can’t wait to find out what he
