The ladies of the house sat around the kitchen table and drank our last cup of tea. Eleanor and the children were leaving this afternoon for Yarmouth, where they take the ferry tomorrow to Portland so everyone was feeling a bit sad to be saying goodbye. The teenagers were upstairs talking. The young ones, Molly and Isabell, joined us for tea and goodies. Godfrey, who is 16, came down to bring his case to the car and asked when they were leaving. At that time it was 4:10. Eleanor said in about an hour. He wanted to know the specific time so she said "How about five o'clock?"
He objected and responded to say that she had said they would leave at 6:00 and he was not prepared to leave at 5:00. Eleanor, his mother, asked if he was not ready with his belongings packed and ready. "My case and backpack are both in the car," said Godfrey, "but you told me we were leaving at 6:00 and I was prepared for 6:00 and now you want me to leave at 5:00. It is too soon." "You mean you are not mentally ready to leave at 5:00", asked Eleanor. "Yes," said Godfrey. "Could we please leave in an hour." Eleanor agreed with the compromise.
Christina, Eleanor and I continued enjoying our afternoon tea and we discussed the difficulties of taking leave from a pleasurable two weeks. The Sutherland family leave now for Niagara Falls and then Chicago so good things are in store on the continuation of their epic journey. Jim will join them in Chicago and together wend their way home to Mississippi but the four children and Eleanor enjoyed their relaxed visit to Western Head and no one was prepared to leave any sooner than necessary. Certainly, the 5 teenagers had more talking to do. The ladies prepared to leave by drinking one last cup of tea., which we enjoyed. The tea ceremony started our goodbyes.
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