The Valley of the Moon Book 1 Chapter 13

In which the simple tasks of furnishing a new home become imbued with the earnest hopes and tender negotiations of a couple preparing to bind their lives together, whilst tales of frontier love and valour colour the afternoon conversation. Here, amid warm affection and light-hearted jests, the promise of partnership is gently tempered by the practicalities and pride that accompany the forging of a shared future.