Linda Lael Miller Quote
Who lived here? Steven asked, slowing his pace now that they’d reached level ground. Emma reached back to be sure her braid wasn’t coming undone. Just some homesteaders. I don’t know what their names were. Steven released her hand and gave the remains of the house a thorough assessment, as though it might be important to remember what he saw. It must have been nice, living out here—just a man and his wife, and maybe a couple of kids. It must have been lonely, Emma countered. Besides, you don’t know what this lake is like in winter—it freezes solid in some places. These people might easily have been marooned here for weeks at a time. She shivered, even though there were bees buzzing in the warm May air. I imagine they found things to do, Steven said quietly. He held out a hand to Emma, and she went to him, just as she always did. Emma flushed as she lowered her eyes, unable to help picturing herself and Steven in such a situation. I imagine, she conceded. Just
Who lived here? Steven asked, slowing his pace now that they’d reached level ground. Emma reached back to be sure her braid wasn’t coming undone. Just some homesteaders. I don’t know what their names were. Steven released her hand and gave the remains of the house a thorough assessment, as though it might be important to remember what he saw. It must have been nice, living out here—just a man and his wife, and maybe a couple of kids. It must have been lonely, Emma countered. Besides, you don’t know what this lake is like in winter—it freezes solid in some places. These people might easily have been marooned here for weeks at a time. She shivered, even though there were bees buzzing in the warm May air. I imagine they found things to do, Steven said quietly. He held out a hand to Emma, and she went to him, just as she always did. Emma flushed as she lowered her eyes, unable to help picturing herself and Steven in such a situation. I imagine, she conceded. Just
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