The diamond pattern of the vessel pressed his palm and he gripped it more tightly. The feel of the rough edges was something. He stretched his booted feet closer to the hearth. Was he ready for all the changes that lay before him? If not, surely his existence would continue this way forever. Susannah would be out of his life—forever this time. For if he acted the coward a second time, there would be no forgiveness. Indeed, he was a fortunate fellow to even warrant a second try with Susannah. If he was too afraid of committing to Goodwin, to Susannah and to change, she would leave him. He would be a failure in truth. And he would drink. There would be no companionship, no warmth of feeling in his life. And no children. He’d never given real thought to having a family of his own. Somehow, the idea of family had stifled him as a young man—they were burdens, mere weights to hold him down. But now—he glanced out the window at the moors, the yellow grass bitten with frost.
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