firm-lined

Updated: June 6, 2025

Sobs choked her, she fell to her knees, pressing her lips to one of the cold, stiff hands. Joan saw Aunt Janet stoop and lay a gentle hand on the heaving shoulders, she heard, too, a movement of the crowd outside and saw the Vicar's good-natured, perturbed face appear in the doorway. Behind him again was a younger man, stern-faced, with quiet, very steady blue eyes and a firm-lined mouth.

Margaret Peterson - To Love