Laura finds herself officially acting as Postmistress when Dorcas becomes quite ill and takes to her sick bed. Laura is the pride of her family and all of Lark Rise but soon has to deal with a number of problems which cause her to question her own abilities. Problems start when the telegraph machine malfunctions and they are forced to deliver partial and very cryptic messages. Suddenly, Thomas Brown begins sleepwalking thinking he's delivering mail. She's most disturbed with the threatening letters she begins receiving. Not realizing that Dorcas has had a chat with Fisher about dallying with her, Laura is hurt when the young man seems far cooler towards her. As Dorcas' condition worsens, it's left to Queenie to nurse her back to health.
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