“I understand exactly what you mean, Saranac,” Anna said. “I just hope I’ll be able to experience that again.”
“Why wouldn’t you, Mother?” Paul asked, confused.
Anna caught herself. “I meant that I wished I could experience it again soon, instead of waiting until next summer as we usually do.”
Anna had to be careful. She would tell the boys soon, she hoped, about what was going on, but she wanted to do it in the right way. And with Will.
“How is everyone enjoying their seafood banquet?” asked Ausable, changing the subject.
All happily complimented the wonderful dinner. Sam told his story of trying oysters for the first time. “I picked up slurping pretty quickly,” he said. “I especially liked that I was allowed to drink liquor.”
As Anna listened to the stories around the table, she co
