The sight would once have frightened Nora.

Now she could glance across the path, see Violet laughing with a friend, and go back to her own work.

They still had days when something unexpected brought the past close.

During a storm Violet once woke trembling and asked whether anyone could make her take something without telling her what it was.

Caroline stayed by the bed and helped her return to the present.

Another day Nora became upset when a teacher misplaced a permission slip, convinced that one forgotten paper might separate her from Violet.