A Distant Shore
“From behind the heavy damask drapes Margaret could hear Robert Forbes moving around his study. She stared at the letter clenched in her trembling hands, and willed her legs not to shake. If she were discovered now, there could be absolutely no excuse. She was hiding behind the drapes, after all, which had been the only recourse she could think of when she’d seen the door handle turn.
But if Forbes found her here… she would be ruined; Henry’s business could very well be ruined as well. She had r...isked everything, and for what? A piece of paper whose value was not certain? It seemed absurd that she had attempted such folly. At least she’d had time to hide behind the drapes before the door to the study had opened.
Robert Forbes continued to shuffle the papers on his desk and Margaret heard another man enter the room. Malton, she supposed, Elizabeth’s husband. That was why Elizabeth had visited unexpectedly; her husband must have had business with Rose’s.
What if the men stayed in the study to discuss their business?MoreLess
But if Forbes found her here… she would be ruined; Henry’s business could very well be ruined as well. She had r...isked everything, and for what? A piece of paper whose value was not certain? It seemed absurd that she had attempted such folly. At least she’d had time to hide behind the drapes before the door to the study had opened.
Robert Forbes continued to shuffle the papers on his desk and Margaret heard another man enter the room. Malton, she supposed, Elizabeth’s husband. That was why Elizabeth had visited unexpectedly; her husband must have had business with Rose’s.
What if the men stayed in the study to discuss their business?MoreLess
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