Crime and Punishment

Fisher and I have both been anxious these past several days. Henry and Sylvester should be in Jefferson City by now, and will probably return to us on the 23rd if they make good time. We are also awaiting a letter from Sam Sherman in response to our request. That response will not arrive until April. Until then all we have to do is sit and wait, and try to think of something to do incase this falls through.
Today marked the end of Isaac-Albert's punishment. Since we found out that he had been providing Dorcas with the means to leave her husband he has been paying for it. Although he says he had no idea what she was planning, we feel it is important that he learn to be open and honest with his parents. That is why Abigail and I and the children have ignored him for the past five days. At all times, we have pretended as if he was not around. Today me and Abigail sat him down to explain why we had done what we had. He was rather bitter about the whole affair and tried to claim that he had not noticed a change from our usual treatment of him. We are disappointed he did not learn the lesson we had hoped he would, and for his lack of repect we sent him to bed without supper. Sometimes I do not know what is to become of our little Chimaera.*

*In Greek mythology the Chimaera was a monstrous creature made of parts from many different animals.