A Simple Lady
“Lady Elizabeth had not yet arrived.
An hour later, standing alone amidst the heavy dew in the light of a waning moon, Kenrick was not so much irritated with the girl for making an assignation she had not kept as he was with himself for having taken her muttering seriously. After all, he had known she was simpleminded. He should have expected that, even if she understood what she was saying, she would not remember saying it.
But hope did not die easily. Kenrick had approached this meetin...g praying that Lady Elizabeth would tell him she had no desire to marry him. Then, and only then, could he honorably draw back from the dishonorable act to which he had committed himself. Only then could he end his precipitous engagement to a simpleminded girl.
He waited five more minutes before deciding to look around the estate a bit more. Perhaps this crumbling building was not a gazebo after all. Perhaps Lady Elizabeth was already waiting for him at a more sturdy structure in another section of the weed-infested grounds.MoreLess
An hour later, standing alone amidst the heavy dew in the light of a waning moon, Kenrick was not so much irritated with the girl for making an assignation she had not kept as he was with himself for having taken her muttering seriously. After all, he had known she was simpleminded. He should have expected that, even if she understood what she was saying, she would not remember saying it.
But hope did not die easily. Kenrick had approached this meetin...g praying that Lady Elizabeth would tell him she had no desire to marry him. Then, and only then, could he honorably draw back from the dishonorable act to which he had committed himself. Only then could he end his precipitous engagement to a simpleminded girl.
He waited five more minutes before deciding to look around the estate a bit more. Perhaps this crumbling building was not a gazebo after all. Perhaps Lady Elizabeth was already waiting for him at a more sturdy structure in another section of the weed-infested grounds.MoreLess
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