“My lonely eyes looked over the graves. I wept.”

“Desperate and lonely, I was determined to find solace in the arms of another”

“Perhaps you have visited my grave and flowers left, but did you hear me cry out to you!”

“If I be just a page torn out of a book,May I sail forever over the oceans blue, Float over the treetops and the mountains too,Drift across the valleys and the flowers look,Until at last, I rest and kiss the morning dew.”

“My first order of business was to look in the side pocket where I had hidden my garnet and gold necklace.”

“The wind blowing through the cracks in the walls was fitting for this isolated and lonely place.”

“The curtains were not yet drawn and with the moonlight spreading across the room, I could see clearly. I undressed and slipped a soft cotton gown over my naked body. I pulled the blanket off the foot of my bed, covered my shoulders and wa...lked out on the balcony. The cool night air blowing through my hair served as a reminder that only a hint of summer remained in this year of 1860.”