From Kingdom to Colony (Paperback)

Excerpt: ... truth, they say," the old woman insisted, wiping her wet cheeks with the half-knit stocking. "But we'll see what time will bring to ye, my lamb. Moll is a good woman. She gave me some herbs for my ailment, an' was most kind to me. She stopped all night, an' went on this morning, for her father be dead, an' she have gone to Lynn to 'bide." "Well, I hope she'll stop there forever, before she comes to make you fret again over such silly tales. You must use the herbs, Ruth, and get well, so that you can dance at Jack's wedding. You know he and Mary Broughton will be married near Christmas-tide." Ruth looked fondly at the girl. "I'd much sooner dance at your own, my lamb, if ye married the right man." Dorothy laughed. "Can you tell me where to find him, Ruth,