Alone Beneath the Heaven
“‘They’re going to the solicitor this morning while the bruise on her face is still visible.’ She had been sparing in what she had told Hilda, merely mentioning that Willie could be violent on occasion. ‘Strike while the iron’s hot.’ Hilda was in full agreement. ‘Talking of which . . .’ She put down the heavy copper frying pan she was holding and moved closer to Sarah, who was having a cup of tea at the kitchen table, and said, ‘His nibs was here over the weekend while you were gone, bold as br...ass and twice as shiny.’ ‘Sir Geoffrey?’ ‘The very same. Apparently it had to do with the separation Lady Margaret has asked for. I don’t think he thought she would go so far as to make it official. Anyway, Lady Harris showed him the door sharpish and he went off with a flea in his ear. It looks like Lady Margaret is serious about not having him back.’ Sarah nodded. It wasn’t news to her; Lady Margaret had indicated her intentions during the increasingly frank talks they had enjoyed over the last few weeks. ‘I had to put Eileen in her place about it all, by the way.’ Eileen was Peggy’s replacement, a pert fifteen-year-old who had an answer for everything but who, nevertheless, did half the amount of work and took twice as long as Peggy had done.MoreLess
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