12th June, 1910- The Gillespie Farm CONTENT NOTE: This chapter deals with anti-Semitism.Annie looked

12th June, 1910- The Gillespie Farm

CONTENT NOTE: This chapter deals with anti-Semitism.

Annie looked up at Daisy as she came into the sewing room with an odd expression on her face. Daisy picked up her embroidery and sat down, and they stitched in silence for a few minutes.

Finally Annie said, without looking up: ‘Daisy, dear, Eli doesn’t…bother you, does he?’

Daisy kept her eyes fixed on her sewing. ‘Of course not’, she managed steadily. ‘He’s just a friend.’

There was another long pause, broken only by the soft, rhythmic sound of needles passing through fabric. ‘Just remember, dear…he’s not a Christian.’

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