But he might say no, and so might Eben’s Indian family. He could arrange anything if he chose he had power among all the peoples. Lorette Indians might find this a fine way to stab a French soldier in the back without drawing blood. The Indians rather enjoyed being French allies one day and difficult neighbors the next. “Not if I have Huron warriors behind me.” “Pierre might even summon his fellow officers and do something violent.”Įben grinned. “My French family will put up a terrible fuss,” said Sarah anxiously. Or because they know they will never get permission? They were yearning to touch, they were leaning forward, but they were holding back.
But will they let us, Eben? We will need permission.” “Oh, yes, oh, thank you, I will marry you. She stood as if it had not occurred to her that she could be loved that an English boy could adore her. Tears came to Sarah’s eyes: she who had not wept over her own family.
Wind shifted the lace of Sarah’s gown and the auburn of one loose curl. Who will one day take us both back home.” Publisher: Random House Children's Books Date of Addition: 12/20/11 Copyrighted By: Caroline B.Eben was looking at Sarah in the way every girl prays some boy will one day look at her. She slowly discovers that the "savages" have traditions and family life that soon become her own, and Mercy begins to wonder: If ransom comes, will she take it?From the Hardcover edition.Ĭopyright: 2011 Book Details Book Quality: Publisher Quality ISBN-13: 9780375899232 Related ISBNs: But days turn into months and Mercy, who has become a Kahnawake daughter, thinks less and less of ransom, of Deerfield, and even of her "English" family. At first Mercy's only hope is that the English government in Boston will send ransom for her and the other white settlers. The grueling journey - three hundred miles north to a Kahnawake Indian village in Canada - takes more than 40 days. Mercy and hundreds of other settlers are herded together and ordered by the Indians to start walking. In 1704 an Indian tribe attacks the town, and Mercy Carter becomes separated from the rest of her family, some of whom do not survive. Deerfield, Massachusetts is one of the most remote, and therefore dangerous, settlements in the English colonies.
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