Kathryn was reading with Bob in the kitchen and was just announcing the end of lessons for the day when she heard her husband coming into the hall. She went to meet him, and managed a smile. Giles seemed to notice that she had donned her mourning outfit. He failed to say a...
The study was a little larger than the music room by dint of extending slightly over the outbuildings in the rear yard and it was of an ideal shape to house the somewhat limited selection of books which constituted the Wright family library. Mr Wright had kindly offered Maggie free access to this...
Mr Springfield was apparently feeling hungry. ‘After all, cousin, it must be hours since dinner and that tea was something or nothing as far as I was concerned. I’m half clammed, I swear it. A hot codlin would be just the thing. It would fill a gap and warm us through, bot...
In the privacy of her little attic room, the magic of the spring sunshine now replaced by the dull reality of rain, Lydia had to acknowledge the very great honour that Sir John had bestowed upon her by asking for her hand. To aspire to be the wife of Sir John Ferdinand, to be mistress of Netley ...