A Heart in Jeopardy
“She clasped them between her own, her grip warm but firm. "Maria, please stop fussing." A light smile and rueful shake of her head took the sting out of her words.
"I'm not fussing. I never fuss." Miss Maria Sprockett ignored the raised eyebrow of her former pupil, now mistress and friend. "It's not fussing when one just tries to make another comfortable and keep her from the ague. You were very foolish last night. I should never have allowed it." Leona released her friend's hands as she laughe...d. "Piffle. When you were my governess, you never could stop me from doing anything I set my mind to." Her friend's head bobbed, birdlike. "Maybe not, but I should have at least made the effort last evening. And when I think of those awful clothes you wore—" Her hands fluttered up to her cheeks, and her pale blue eyes widened. "And to think that at midnight you went alone to the Golden Goose Inn where any manner of stranger might have seen you, just to ask Mr. Tubbs to send his boys to carry your messages—" Her hands dropped, clasped together, to rest over her heart.MoreLess
"I'm not fussing. I never fuss." Miss Maria Sprockett ignored the raised eyebrow of her former pupil, now mistress and friend. "It's not fussing when one just tries to make another comfortable and keep her from the ague. You were very foolish last night. I should never have allowed it." Leona released her friend's hands as she laughe...d. "Piffle. When you were my governess, you never could stop me from doing anything I set my mind to." Her friend's head bobbed, birdlike. "Maybe not, but I should have at least made the effort last evening. And when I think of those awful clothes you wore—" Her hands fluttered up to her cheeks, and her pale blue eyes widened. "And to think that at midnight you went alone to the Golden Goose Inn where any manner of stranger might have seen you, just to ask Mr. Tubbs to send his boys to carry your messages—" Her hands dropped, clasped together, to rest over her heart.MoreLess
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