Chapter 20
Chapter 20
That evening, the service went smoothly. After having done it for so many years and having the support of a good crew, there were only rare occasions that things did not go smoothly. There were moments of hesitation in my voice that the congregation probably took as silence for the sake of effect, but in truth, I had Stephen on my mind quite a bit. For some reason, I could not stop thinking about that child and how important it would be for him to be with someone who truly did love him, who had his best interests at heart. If this Miss Mattie genuinely cared about him, if she was what he said she was, then she would be the obvious appropriate choice of someone to parent him. The next day I would find out for sure.
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