Saturday Snippet- Why He's There

The following snippet I shared on our Lockets & Lace Cover Reveal Extravaganza held on Facebook a little over a week ago:

          Wilhelm turned his full attention to the beautiful woman sitting gracefully several feet away. The entire world, including the rest of the Ryan family, seemed to vanish. All he could see before him was the mesmerizing woman who had caught his eye the day he boarded the ship. Like a vision—a foretelling—the sight of her now sitting only the short distance from him resonated to his very core.

          Bridget raised her head as her name was spoken and offered him a dazzling smile. Then, catching sight of her father’s warning glare, returned her eyes to her project. “Pleased it is I am to meet you, Mr. Mueller.” 
          With difficulty, Wilhelm turned his focus back to Thomas Ryan. “The work the women do I come to see. What call you…?” Still struggling with the language, he motioned towards the needlework.

          Thomas directed a knowing look at Wilhelm. “I know why you’re here, Mr. Mueller. But to be answering your question, it is the Irish lace they’re making. My women learned it at the convent whilst we were still in Ireland—to help earn extra due to the potato blight. Bridget is doing the crochet work whilst Mrs. Ryan is connecting the pieces together to form the lace.”

 

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