In the weeks that followed, I realized that once Sarah had regained her health, she intended to move on. I knew I couldn’t keep her with me very long, but I loved having her around. However, she was determined to go farther south to the visit the Richmond area and see what she could find out about the prisons there. She heard that prisoners were getting maps and help to plan an escape as I was doing here. I gave her some of the money that I had left from selling a few pieces of our mother’s jewelry so that she could travel a little easier and stay well. We’d gotten really lucky with her leg. Her brown hair glistened and her fawn eyes were bright again, well rested.
“My plan is to stay there for at least two to three weeks, then head back to Washington after stopping back here. I still want to meet your man,” she said.
“I’d like to see him myself,” I said. “Quimby has assured me that Warren is fine and that he’ll be back soon. I’ll tell him all about you Sarah, my sister from Arlington.” I winked and then I gave her a big hug.
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