"Gervaise drew closer to the pavilion with the intention of
announcing his presence.
Feet pattered within. A young woman peered through an open
window. Her pale oval face looked troubled, and her coal black hair was
slightly disordered.
For a moment Gervaise could not speak. The sight of her drew
him back to India. Her form changed to one he knew intimately – yet not in this
lifetime. He recognised the mark of a crescent moon on her right cheekbone, and
sensed the love they once shared. A tremor ran through him. Never before had he
thought the Hindu belief in reincarnation was worthy of serious consideration.
Yet, in spite of the teachings of the Anglican church, what if -"
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