“I had no idea it was that late!” she exclaimed. “I have been thinking a great deal.”
He stirred uneasily. Since the Captain’s visit the Elder had been on the verge of collapse.
“Pretty bad storm,” he commented, and his voice trembled.
Elizabeth reached out into the darkness and took his hand. As she pressed it to her lips she felt it shake.
“Thank you, Beth.”
“Are you well, Father?”
“Not very. But it is nothing serious. At 271 least, the doctor so assures me. I presume he ought to know.”
“Why don’t you go to the city and consult a specialist? These country doctors may not understand how to diagnose your case fully.”
“All the specialists in Christendom couldn’t help me.”
“Father!”