Chapter 13
As Jane stood, trying not to betray the shock she felt, she thought of how amusing a tale this would be, when she told it to Abigail in her letters. Who would have thought that after so many years, she would run into the man who broke her heart, in the home of the man who was trying to mend it?
“Cousin! It’s good to see you! I do hope you are as happy to see me as I am to see you,” a man, which she assumed was Benjamin, chimed as he opened his arms for an embrace. The hall had been lit up by several gas lamps hung on the four walls, so it was quite easy to see every man properly and their facial expressions.
A huge smile stole across Charles’ face as he walked forward to accept his cousin’s embrace. The two men laughed heartily as they hugged and held on to each other. A mome
