Louisiana History Collection - Part 1 - Plot & Excerpts
She let them into the house, took René’s tricorne and cane, and removed the shawl that Cyrene wore around her shoulders. She followed them into the bedchamber to put the items away in the great armoire, then turned, waiting expectantly. “That will be all, Martha,” René said. The woman bobbed a curtsy and left them. A few minutes later, there came the sound of her footsteps on the back pantry stairs and the distant thud of the door closing to her small room beside the kitchen in the raised basement. Cyrene, holding on to one of the bedposts, had stepped out of one shoe. She slipped off the other also before she spoke with a shading of acerbity. “I don’t like to complain, but you might have asked if I needed Martha’s help.” “You don’t,” René” answered. “No? This costume isn’t easy to get out of.” “I’m aware. Helping you is my privilege.” His words were too smooth, as well as suggestive. She eyed him with suspicion. “I didn’t say I couldn’t undress myself, only that it was more difficult now.”
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