"No matter how great the obstacle, with God on our side we will prevail," read the text, all done in thin, unsteady letters that looked as if written by a child. Samantha found one additional line that read, "-PEG, 1655."
1655! That can't be right, Samantha thought. Her amnesia and the lack of any calendars prevented her from knowing the exact date, but she knew it could not possibly be 1655. How long had Reverend Crane been keeping these children here?
She considered the word 'PEG' next to the date. What kind of peg? She looked at the entire inscription again and then the realization struck her like a gust of cold air in the face. PEG didn't refer to the word 'peg' but a name. She knew no one in Eternity named Peg. She should ask Prudence.
"Oh my God," Samantha whispered. P.E.G, not Peg. Prudence Elizabeth Gooddell. The spinning wheel, the cloth, and Prudence's fear made sense now. Prudence had written the note!
As if she'd known Samantha was thinking of her, Prudence appeared in the passageway. "Prudence, you have to see-"
"Someone's coming!" Prudence hissed.