Within a half an hour Dace was carrying George up the stairs to Caroline’s room where a hot bath, clean night clothes, and a bed waited. She soaked in a copper tub filled with hot water and washed with honeysuckle-scented soap. Caroline loaned her a simple flannel nightdress to sleep in and Eli brought her a cup of the nasty tea before Nell tucked her into the bed.
“Just go to sleep now, girl,” Nell said and kissed her forehead. “Sleep is the best medicine for what you’ve gone through.”
George wasn’t certain about that, but closed her eyes and let sleep take her.
Dace sat with Eli at the table downstairs, a cup of hot coffee in his hand. “Do you think she’s going to be all right?” he asked, concern written all over his face. “Our bodies heal quickly, and we have longer lives but our min
