A Christmas Bride / a Christmas Beau (2012)
“The fire had not yet been made up. He shivered as he stretched his arms above his head and looked out through the window. As last night’s clear sky had suggested, there had been no more snow.
He was tired. Nevertheless he was glad to be up. He had slept only in fits and starts through the night, and he had felt Helena’s sleeplessness, though they had not spoken and had lain turned away from each other for most of the night after he had made love to her.
Her story had been ugly enough. What she ...had done had been truly shameful. She had been a married woman, however little say she had had in the choice of her husband. She had known and understood the boy’s vulnerability—and he had been her husband’s son. She had been old enough to know better, and of course she had known better. The attraction, the desire had been understandable—the son had been far closer to her own age than the father. That she had given in to temptation was blameworthy. She had been morally weak.
Her conscience had not been correspondingly weak.MoreLess
He was tired. Nevertheless he was glad to be up. He had slept only in fits and starts through the night, and he had felt Helena’s sleeplessness, though they had not spoken and had lain turned away from each other for most of the night after he had made love to her.
Her story had been ugly enough. What she ...had done had been truly shameful. She had been a married woman, however little say she had had in the choice of her husband. She had known and understood the boy’s vulnerability—and he had been her husband’s son. She had been old enough to know better, and of course she had known better. The attraction, the desire had been understandable—the son had been far closer to her own age than the father. That she had given in to temptation was blameworthy. She had been morally weak.
Her conscience had not been correspondingly weak.MoreLess
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