![]() ![]() Many years ago, when he was growing up, they had all lived in the house together. As Nathaniel roasted chestnuts in a black iron skillet over the simmering coals, he reminisced that he had learned how to farm vegetables and plant trees from his father, how to cook meals and roast chestnuts from his mother, and how to read and write from his grandmamma. Later, she sat in front of the fireplace with Scout lying across her lap as he usually did and gazed into the glowing embers of the sleeping fire. Willa listened carefully to everything he said.īy the flickering light of a candle made from the wax of the bees, they talked long into the night, of letters, and sounds, and stories told. ![]()
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