“Our mother was wonderful, but with nine children and a castle to tend, she was always busy. Mavis stepped in and made sure we had what we needed and that none o’ us felt left out when Mother was busy with the others.” “She was like a second mother to you all,” Jetta said as he pulled her arms free of the undone gown. “Aye, and when Mother died, she took over and still mothers us to this day,” he said, letting her dress and the shift she wore under it drop to the floor.
