Cry Of The Curlew: The Frontier Series 1 - Plot & Excerpts
But still she did not come. The staff assigned to her confinement whispered outside the young woman’s bedroom and shook their heads sadly. On the third day her mother arrived and, after a short conference with the staff, Enid went to her daughter’s bedroom where Fiona lay against the pillows gaunt and hollow-eyed. She turned her face slowly to her mother, who sat in a chair, watching her with maternal concern clearly etched on her face. ‘I was informed by Missus Weekes that your labour was difficult,’ Enid said formally as though addressing a stranger rather than her daughter. ‘Although Doctor Champion informed me at Katoomba that you would recover fully with a few days’ rest.’ Fiona stared at her mother. ‘Where is Molly?’ she asked in a hollow voice. ‘No one seems to know.’ Enid frowned. ‘The damned woman was supposed to report to me in Sydney but she has not. I fear she has broken her service without notice and cannot expect any reference if she comes begging to me at a future time.
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