Elizabeth sought refuge in the vast garden. She struggled to stay strong and not cry. She had already cried too much that night.

She needed to get as far away as possible from the scene of John with that woman, from the contemptuous glances of his family, and from the malicious comments she could hear echoing through the hall.

She closed her eyes and, in silence, said a prayer. She asked God to deliver her from that torment.

“Lizzie!”

A man’s voice called out to her. She was surprised to be cal