Page 56 - The Last Gift

Mother Davis paused briefly and looked up
at Rachel, then lowered her eyes again as she
continued. “I wrote him back and promised that I
would never tell anyone else anything except
Camilla. His letters have been sporadic, never
more than a few times each year, and usually
regarding some milestone in his family.”

Mother Davis smiled. “I always knew
Camilla had a letter when she called and said it
was time for a visit.”

Rachel could hardly believe what she was
hearing. “Mother, all these years you knew
where he was and what he was doing, and you
never told me?”

“Rachel, I couldn’t. I had promised him,
and I always failed him before. Besides, I didn’t
know all that much. He told me only bits and

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