A Gentleman's Daughter: Her Choice - Plot & Excerpts
She had to endure her mother’s scolds, who believed Cecilia was not giving Mr. Mainmount his due, as well as a dinner party at a friend of her aunt Higham’s. She could remember virtually nothing from the evening save the lump in her throat, tightness in her chest, and bright, false faces of the other guests. As she lay limply numb in bed that night, she saw that Mr. Mainmount would indeed propose to her if given a chance but she still did not believe she could accept him, for she had always wanted to marry for love. Cecilia felt as though she was adrift on the river, swiftly moving further away from any hope of love; she would be swept under by the swift current of Mr. Mainmount’s desire and her mother’s determination. If only she could return home and live as she always had. Yet Cecilia knew this was impossible, for her mother would make her miserable, she would harry her to death. Also, Cecilia was no longer the girl she had been. First Mr. Cateret and now Mr. Thornhill stirred feelings in her she could not forget, though she tried to.
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