““the Williams farm, now felt soft and thin. “I don’t think Gott is going to give me a choice, though, my dear wife.” “Don’t speak in such ways,” she told him, brushing his hair across his forehead soothingly. “The Englisch doctors will make you better, and you and I will go home and work in the barn together.” “No, Emma,” he said, reaching up to touch her cheek lightly. “I’m sorry. It is not in Gott’s Will that I should stay with you.” Emma felt the heat of anger rise from her chest into her head. How could Gott take away Eli from her? Where would she go, after he was gone? Did he truly hear Gott in his head, or was that the medication they””
