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Heartland Courtship

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“We have something in common,” she said, also beginning to eat. “We are different from everyone else here. I’m the pitiful and eccentric Quaker spinster.”

Brennan suddenly felt ashamed of thinking of her with this less than flattering term. But he hadn’t meant it in a bad way. And Miss Rachel was unusual, who could argue that?

“And Mr. Merriday is thought of as a shiftless wanderer. And ex-Confederate,” she finished.

He chewed, trying to focus on the rich taste of the wild onions in the stew. After all, she wasn’t saying anything he didn’t already know.

“Last night thy quick action saved the town from thievery. They wish to show their thanks. Why refuse it?”

Annoyed suddenly, he barked, “Because I don’t care what they think of me!”

She gazed up at him, unperturbed. “Everyone, even we, put labels on people. No doubt thee thinks Mr. Ashford is a prosy storekeeper and his wife, a know-it-all busybody.”

Her apt descriptions of the two hit his funny bone. His heat turned to laughter. Chuckling, he picked up his fork once more.

“But we all have worth to God.”


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