Mrs. Bird smiled at me as I arrived at her side. "They can surprise us, can't they, our parents? The things they got up — Kate Morton, The Distant Hours
Mrs. Bird smiled at me as I arrived at her side. "They can surprise us, can't they, our parents? The things they got up — Kate Morton, The Distant Hours
Mrs. Bird smiled at me as I arrived at her side. "They can surprise us, can't they, our parents? The things they got up — Kate Morton, The Distant Hours
Mrs. Bird smiled at me as I arrived at her side. "They can surprise us, can't they, our parents? The things they got up — Kate Morton, The Distant Hours
Mrs. Bird smiled at me as I arrived at her side. "They can surprise us, can't they, our parents? The things they got up — Kate Morton, The Distant Hours
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Mrs. Bird smiled at me as I arrived at her side. "They can surprise us, can't they, our parents? The things they got up to before we were born.""Yes," I said. "Almost like they were real people once.

— Kate Morton, The Distant Hours
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