(02-11-2021, 09:37 PM)Rose Ward Wrote: "She did not!" Rose said in disbelief when Joe mentioned what Ruth had done. What a delightfully scandalous tale. Her pregnant out of wedlock with a quickly patched up marriage sister was nothing compared to that! "Must be hard on yer parents, yer brother so far away and her not writin' an' all," she said when her more compassionate side returned.

"Aye, it's a sad tale for me mum.  Me dad? Best not to mention Ruth to him, safer.  Me mum loves John's letters with his tales o' brightly dressed ladies, elephants, and sword-eatin' men."  he paused "Just the sort of adventure you and I would have jumped for a long time back."