An Indelicate Situation (The Weymouth Trilogy)
“Mrs John had heard the news from Mrs William almost as soon as Maggie had vacated the house and she was now repeating it verbatim between mouthfuls of bread and jam as they sat comfortably together in the warm yellow rays of the late September sun. The jam had just been made by Kathryn with the final raspberries from Belvoir’s extensive crop. They were finding it quite delicious.
‘I have no more idea than you, Kathryn. I expect that she has taken some lodgings somewhere until she decides wh...at to do next. But do you really think that she would steal those things? I must confess not to have taken a great deal of notice of her until now, but she has always struck me as a genteel, pleasant sort of a girl. I would not have thought her a common crook.’ Kathryn shook her dark curls firmly.
‘No, she is no more a thief than you or I. Yes, she may have been misguided. She may have been naive. But she is as honest as the next man, Jane, of that I am certain.MoreLess
‘I have no more idea than you, Kathryn. I expect that she has taken some lodgings somewhere until she decides wh...at to do next. But do you really think that she would steal those things? I must confess not to have taken a great deal of notice of her until now, but she has always struck me as a genteel, pleasant sort of a girl. I would not have thought her a common crook.’ Kathryn shook her dark curls firmly.
‘No, she is no more a thief than you or I. Yes, she may have been misguided. She may have been naive. But she is as honest as the next man, Jane, of that I am certain.MoreLess
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