QUOTE : Of course you should adopt Winnie, if you’re willing to take on that burden. I would like to be able to visit her someday.” “So you’ve decided to move to Cumbria, then?” He turned his face to inhale the fragrance of her hair, wondering how a man could breathe through so much heartache, much less speak intelligibly. “It isn’t Cumbria,” Emmie said, tears welling again. “I just need to know Winnie has taken root here, and she cannot do that if she thinks I am an option for her.” “I do not,” St. Just said in low, intense tones, “and I never will, agree with your decision in this matter, but neither can I convince you to reconsider it.” “Just hold me,” Emmie whispered. “Please, for the love of God, just hold me.” “Let