Nora was waiting in the hall to confront her when she got home. “So you’ve done it, then?” the Irishwoman said in a harsh whisper.“I have,” Cosima said calmly.“And you, with your mother dying in this house! Cavorting with himself like a trollop!”Cosima felt the first stab of guilt. “Is Mother all...
Juliet was the first to come down, and she immediately set about tidying up the little room. Her brothers and her aunt were constantly taking books from the library, leaving them scattered around the lounge, and never putting them back. And as it seemed unfair to tax the servants with replacing b...
Nicholas scarcely noticed them, he was so upset. “How could she do this to me?” he demanded, anger quickly replacing his surprise and humiliation. “She told me we would be together. I thought…We only waited to make the announcement until her year of mourning was over.” Lord Hugh snorted. “Mournin...
Spurgeon’s habit to retire to her room directly after luncheon and nap until tea. Abigail certainly did not seek to detain her. Vera went with her mistress, but promised to return within an hour for a game of backgammon with the younger woman. Abigail took the opportunity to visit Paggles in the ...
Passing down the corridor, he found Celia’s door and knocked. This time she did not keep him waiting. “Well?” she said, opening the door a few inches. “Did he give you what you wanted?” She stepped back to admit him into the room, but he merely bowed, preferring to remain in the hall. “Yes,” he s...