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Thirteen
The following afternoon, I was sitting with my grandfather, helping him get comfortable at home after his discharge, when a sharp knock on the door startled me. I opened it to find a tall, sharply dressed man standing there.
“Miss Montrose?” he asked, his tone polite but formal.
“Yes?”
“I’m Mr. L...