by the time we had been done with our meals and sipped on our drinks as conversations flowed smoothly , our moods had grown lighter . it was not until we were done with desserts , which had been a perfectly prepared terracotta served with a reduced pomegranate glaze , we had decided to move away from seeds and taking the fresh air as we walked around the garden .
we all started out and bring fairly close together around the fountain as we sit on our remaining drinks and conversed a little bit more . I had remained at Ryder' s side but as I got talking to Mr . Hawthorne 's wife , I had drifted away from the men and their conversation until we were at one of the corner hedges against the tall fencing .
I learned that her name was Catherine and that giant rock on her finger has been gifte
