a picture is worth

“Mary?” Virginia strode into the room. “My goodness, my sister has made quite the bookworm of you. You've got your nose in a book and you're oblivious to everything else. ”

Mary, whose back was turned, did not respond.

“Mary? Hey? Mary!” Virginia arrived at her side. “ What’s that?”

“It’s a picture. Ah, it’s my baby picture actually.” She let Ginnie take the photograph from her hand.

“You were a cutie. Look at those eyes. Victoria has – HAD – eyes like that. Big, bright and adventurous, is the way I like to remember them. Those eyes always gave away her feelings, too. But, the times those eyes didn’t sparkle were rare, well except for years back when Jake up and … Why are you crying?”

“Ginnie, I found the picture in this book box.”

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