8/23 Burton had never known any one before who wore white silk stockings. It is not my fault--that is to say, it is as much your fault as it is mine." The corners of her mouth twitched. "I am going to sit with you under the oak tree, where we can just catch the view of the moor through the dip in the hills. We will lean back and watch the clouds--those little white, fleecy, broken-off pieces--and I will tell you fairy stories. |