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A
board
squeaked
beneath
Sophie
s
feet
,
and
the
woman
turned
slowly
,
her
sad
eyes
finding
Sophie
s
.
Sophie
wanted
to
run
,
but
she
stood
transfixed
.
The
woman
s
fervent
gaze
never
wavered
as
she
set
down
the
photo
and
approached
the
screened
door
.
An
eternity
seemed
to
pass
as
the
two
women
stared
at
one
another
through
the
thin
mesh
.
Then
,
like
the
slowly
gathering
swell
of
an
ocean
wave
,
the
woman
s
visage
transformed
from
one
of
uncertainty
to
disbelief
to
hope
and
finally
,
to
cresting
joy
.
Throwing
open
the
door
,
she
came
out
,
reaching
with
soft
hands
,
cradling
Sophie
s
thunderstruck
face
.
«
Oh
,
dear
child
look
at
you
!
»
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Although
Sophie
did
not
recognize
her
,
she
knew
who
this
woman
was
.
She
tried
to
speak
but
found
she
could
not
even
breathe
.
«
Sophie
,
»
the
woman
sobbed
,
kissing
her
forehead
.
Sophie
s
words
were
a
choked
whisper
.
«
But
Grand
-
père
said
you
were
»
«
I
know
.
»
The
woman
placed
her
tender
hands
on
Sophie
s
shoulders
and
gazed
at
her
with
familiar
eyes
.
«
Your
grandfather
and
I
were
forced
to
say
so
many
things
.
We
did
what
we
thought
was
right
.
I
m
so
sorry
.
It
was
for
your
own
safety
,
princess
.
»
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Sophie
heard
her
final
word
,
and
immediately
thought
of
her
grandfather
,
who
had
called
her
princess
for
so
many
years
.
The
sound
of
his
voice
seemed
to
echo
now
in
the
ancient
stones
of
Rosslyn
,
settling
through
the
earth
and
reverberating
in
the
unknown
hollows
below
.
The
woman
threw
her
arms
around
Sophie
,
the
tears
flowing
faster
.
«
Your
grandfather
wanted
so
badly
to
tell
you
everything
.
But
things
were
difficult
between
you
two
.
He
tried
so
hard
.
There
sso
much
to
explain
.
So
very
much
to
explain
.
»
She
kissed
Sophie
s
forehead
once
again
,
then
whispered
in
her
ear
.
«
No
more
secrets
,
princess
.
It
s
time
you
learn
the
truth
about
our
family
.
»
Sophie
and
her
grandmother
were
seated
on
the
porch
stairs
in
a
tearful
hug
when
the
young
docent
dashed
across
the
lawn
,
his
eyes
shining
with
hope
and
disbelief
.