Credit: Charlotte Brontë by Evert A. Duyckinck, courtesy of the University of Texas at Austin The Possibilities of a Handwritten Name...

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Image: Ironica/Shutterstock (adapted) A sea mist began spreading over the island as Assistant Keeper Bel Sinclair prepared to leave the lighthouse. After her brother, Alec, took over the watch, Bel started back to the lighthouse keeper's quarters. She drew the folds of her cloak tighter around her shoulders. The first hint of autumn nipped along the edges of a new day on her remote island home. Tired after the demands of the watch, she still felt too restless for sleep. The