As March drew to a close, the temperature outside began to climb, and the lilacs in the courtyard burst into renewed life with the arrival of spring.
Sitting on the sunroom sofa, Albert enjoyed a long-overdue morning ray of sunshine while reading the latest edition of the paper.
He looked up to see the McDougal sisters strolling through the courtyard, smiled and waved at Isobel, and then turned his attention back to the front-page headlines.
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