He wants to save her from marriage to a French soldier she doesn’t want. Mercy said, “Eben asked her right here in the street, Snow Walker. Ransom would no longer be the first word in Sarah’s heart. “Isn’t it wonderful?” She couldn’t help laughing from the joy and the terror of it. “They want to get married,” she told them. Mercy translated what was going on for Nistenha and Snow Walker. But he might say no, and so might Eben’s Indian family. He could arrange anything if he chose he had power among all the peoples. Lorette Indians might find this a fine way to stab a French soldier in the back without drawing blood. The Indians rather enjoyed being French allies one day and difficult neighbors the next. “Not if I have Huron warriors behind me.”
“Pierre might even summon his fellow officers and do something violent.”Įben grinned.
“My French family will put up a terrible fuss,” said Sarah anxiously. Or because they know they will never get permission? They were yearning to touch, they were leaning forward, but they were holding back. But will they let us, Eben? We will need permission.” “Oh, yes, oh, thank you, I will marry you. She stood as if it had not occurred to her that she could be loved that an English boy could adore her. Tears came to Sarah’s eyes: she who had not wept over her own family. Wind shifted the lace of Sarah’s gown and the auburn of one loose curl. Who will one day take us both back home.” Urn:oclc:745930821 Republisher_date 20120317180017 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120317062757 Scanner was looking at Sarah in the way every girl prays some boy will one day look at her. OL12416W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 93.18 Pages 266 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0385740468 Urn:lcp:ransomofmercycar00coon:epub:35d0cdfe-bff6-4a56-a04b-82fbd88b6372 Extramarc University of Toronto Foldoutcount 0 Identifier ransomofmercycar00coon Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6nz9856v Isbn 9780385326155Ġ385326157 Lccn 00031545 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL6782416M Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:03:14 Boxid IA173801 Boxid_2 BWB220141016 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor
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