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Show 154 turn, but there's a certain defiance noticeable in Samuel," remarked Hyrum. "Impudence, I call it!" put in Elise who had always thought Samuel an upstart. "Ye see, I'm not the only one who's noticed!" He spoke to Thomas, but looked endearingly into Elise's eyes. "Elise, get the tabor from Samuel," Thomas's abrupt command broke the rising chemistry. "Yes, Master Thomas," Elise swished out of the room, "I suppose I'd be deceiving myself if I were to say I hadn't noticed." The rigors of raising a child who pushed to have full rein while at the same time needed well-defined limits was a perplexing and on-going dilemma for Thomas More than once he feared that he was failing Samuel. "The youn-guns--they need their father," Elise spoke directly to Thomas as she handed him the tabor. "I believe I know that better than you or anyone," Thomas spoke abruptly. A quiet fell in the room again. Thomas walked to the window and stared outside. Hyrum and Elise looked at one another, both feeling an empathy for Thomas. Elise regretted her word s. "I know we've talked it over so many times before, but surely there must be something we can do to get |
