Miss Aladdin Christine Whiting Parmenter Scene in a mountain estate
Nancy and Mark travel to the nine thousand foot summit to meet Cousin Columbine at a ramshackle mansion. The scene shifts from a roadside stop to a proud reveal as Aurora Tubbs and relatives greet them at the Nelson estate.
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Jack
Nancy
Columbine
Mark
Nance
Leadville
Matthew
Aurora
Aurora Tubbs
Nelson Mansion
Arrival at Pine Ridge unfolds new bonds and tensions
Nancy arrives with Jack to Cousin Columbine Nelson's mansion in Pine Ridge Colorado. Aurora Tubbs brightens the gathering with cake and chatter while Mark Adam and Matthew Adam mingle with the family. Nancy battles homesickness as Pike's Peak looms outside and a new social maze opens.
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Aurora
Jack
Nancy
Columbine
Mark Adam
Matthew
Cousin Columbine
Chicago
Pine Ridge
Mark
Adam
Miss Columbine
Matthew Adam
Aurora Tubbs
Nance
Victor Tubbs
Massachusetts
Matt
Nancy Nelson
Aunt Judy
Pike’s Peak
Columbine Nelson
Edgemere
Colorado
Pioneer dinner and a northern cabin remembered
Nancy and Jack share a late night supper as Cousin Columbine recalls an old frontier life. Columbine speaks of a covered wagon childhood, a forest fire near the cabin, and a father who sought gold while the mother bore hardship before dying in 1874.
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Jack
Nancy
Nance
Columbine
Lou
Denver
Aunt Judy
Tell
Cousin Columbine
California Gulch
Leadville Silver
Babies and pianos would make real noise
A quirky line notes that babies and pianos create real noise if adults let them be. The remark implies lively, unrestrained energy when free from adult control.
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Miss Aladdin
Christine Whiting Parmenter
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