A Pitiful Remnant
“Determined to make a brave showing at his wedding, Clarence agreed to allow Nettles and a sturdy young footman, to carry him in their arms, chair-fashion, to the small anteroom just off the main drawing room where the vicar and the guests were waiting.
His bride, presumably, was in her chambers.
"There ye are, sor." Nettles and Syd lowered him carefully into a faux bamboo chair, one he did not recognize. Something his father had purchased when he began his grandiose redecorating scheme.
... The sound of a pianoforte, played with some exuberance, came through the closed door leading to the drawing room. After a while the connecting door opened just wide enough to allow Carleton to enter.
"Miss Hight has come down, my lord. It is time." Nettles stepped forward, helped him to his feet.
Clarence accepted his support as far as the door. "Turn me loose, Nettles. I will do this on my own two feet." "But sor--" "Now." Before he opened the door again, Carleton reached to take something from behind a table.MoreLess
His bride, presumably, was in her chambers.
"There ye are, sor." Nettles and Syd lowered him carefully into a faux bamboo chair, one he did not recognize. Something his father had purchased when he began his grandiose redecorating scheme.
... The sound of a pianoforte, played with some exuberance, came through the closed door leading to the drawing room. After a while the connecting door opened just wide enough to allow Carleton to enter.
"Miss Hight has come down, my lord. It is time." Nettles stepped forward, helped him to his feet.
Clarence accepted his support as far as the door. "Turn me loose, Nettles. I will do this on my own two feet." "But sor--" "Now." Before he opened the door again, Carleton reached to take something from behind a table.MoreLess
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