“She opens her mouth with wisdom,
“She opens her mouth with wisdom,“She opens her mouth with wisdom,and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”(Proverbs 31:26, English Standard Version)
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Whenever he was in the sitting room of 13 Rosary Road – Hilda’s sitting room – the first thing his eyes were drawn to was the pendulum clock on the mantelpiece. It had been there ever since he was a child, positioned halfway between the candle holders that rested either side. He couldn’t explain why it still continued to fascinate him, all these years later. He remembered the first time he’d seen it when, as an eager, inquisitive child, he’d wandered up to the mantelpiece and stared, transfixed, at t
