A Matter of Duty
“She felt low, and the prospect of the opera that evening was daunting.
She wore a high-waisted light-green muslin gown by Madame Coty, with a dark-green velvet ribbon tied beneath her breasts. Rows of dainty lace on the hem swung richly as she descended the staircase. Her hair was pinned up beneath a little day bonnet, with soft curls framing her face, and there was a light cashmere shawl draped over her arms. She wasn’t looking forward to facing Kit, for the hurt still lingered deeply that he had so swiftly believed ill of her; it was a hurt tinged with resentment, for even if she’d behaved wantonly with Geoffrey Lawrence – which she hadn’t – did that make her any worse than Kit himself, who’d been bedding another man’s wife?
The dining room lay at the back of the house, next to the library, and had French windows overlooking the same walled garden. Outside, the sun was shining, catching brightly on the dolphin fountain. The room itself was decorated with blue-and-cream-striped silk ...wallpaper, and a soft sapphire-blue carpet almost completely covered the floor.MoreLess
She wore a high-waisted light-green muslin gown by Madame Coty, with a dark-green velvet ribbon tied beneath her breasts. Rows of dainty lace on the hem swung richly as she descended the staircase. Her hair was pinned up beneath a little day bonnet, with soft curls framing her face, and there was a light cashmere shawl draped over her arms. She wasn’t looking forward to facing Kit, for the hurt still lingered deeply that he had so swiftly believed ill of her; it was a hurt tinged with resentment, for even if she’d behaved wantonly with Geoffrey Lawrence – which she hadn’t – did that make her any worse than Kit himself, who’d been bedding another man’s wife?
The dining room lay at the back of the house, next to the library, and had French windows overlooking the same walled garden. Outside, the sun was shining, catching brightly on the dolphin fountain. The room itself was decorated with blue-and-cream-striped silk ...wallpaper, and a soft sapphire-blue carpet almost completely covered the floor.MoreLess
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