Whinkperskpark, Brindleton Bay 1842.
The Redwood family remained in mourning for the Cushing except for Lord and Lady Redwood. During the first months of rigorous mourning there was not much to do at Whinskers.
Clara delegated the task of educating Suzette to Amber and now engaged in knitting and crocheting while her in-laws are outraged by her granddaughter.
Lady Redwood insisted that the girl was very disrespectful to her and her husband. She didn't take orders, was very responsive and didn't obey their demands to practice music.
Suzie did n't want to receive approval from her paternal grandparents, as the only grandparents who mattered were no longer with her. They never loved her and she never will.
This was the only time Suzette accepted forcibly and out of obligation on her mother’s part to show Lord and Lady Redwood what she learned on harpsichord.
[Piano music begins to play]
As he began to play, Lady Redwood was indifferent and critical of the technique but Lord Redwood was so surprised that his face was transformed.
His gaze gleamed as he watched his granddaughter play the piano, each time he drew closer to admire the young girl as she slid her fingers over the keys with such elegance.
Lord Redwood’s face lit up in a way they hadn’t seen in a long time, much less Clara, who was confused and overwhelmed. Six years ago they lived with Suzette and I never saw it that way.
Clara: Andrew What happens to your father? I’m surprised at the way he looks at Suzie, like he’s watching a fairy or a faun
Andrew: It’s because of the song you taught her on the harpsichord, Clara. That song was Mary Alice’s favorite when she was Suzie’s age. You must be nostalgic to remember my sister playing this song
