Mrs. Todd invites the young woman to accompany her to the annual Bowden family reunion, which is to be held that day a little further up North Country. The reunion date has been moved up a few days so the announcement of an imminent departure surprises the young woman who is delighted at the invitation just the same.
Mrs. Todd bemoans the fact that her mother, Mrs. Blackett did not arrive last evening and will not be able to attend the big event. No sooner do the words leave Mrs. Todd's mouth than Mrs. Blackett is spotted coming up the hillside having been dropped at the shore by William who is going back to the island and foregoing the family event. Mrs. Blackett needs only a cup of tea and.....
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