Chapter 3
The two biggest cities Jo had ever been in were Juneau, Alaska, and New York. But neither one counted really. The first had been to catch the airplane east and the second had been to switch from the plane to the train up to Vassar. All she’d seen of New York had been underground, inside a subway car.
Seattle was a bewildering wonderland.
The ferry had landed them at the foot of downtown and Cassidy had led the way up steep, icy sidewalks into the heart of the city. There were Christmas lights and people everywhere. The clouds of their breath gave the colored lights halos and sparkles.
Each clothing window they passed, Perrin made a show of posing in front of each mannequin and asking, “How would this look on me?”
It didn’t matter if it was an evening gown or a man’s suit, th
