Beguiling the Beauty
“I spent most of the day at the aft rail, though Queenstown long ago receded from the horizon. My corporeal self is here before the writing desk—upon which we made such memories last night—but the rest of me is in Ireland, with you. It will be a long night ahead, in these rooms that have known you so well. The very air sags from your absence; my blindfold is a tired scrap of silk that has lost its purpose in life. Has Queenstown been hospitable? Have you been provided with a hot supper and a w...arm bed? Men have laid cables and connected continents separated by vast seas; would that the engineers discover a way to connect two people thus. I’d empty my coffers—and borrow extravagantly besides—to be never again without your news. Your servant, C.
My Darling, I have arrived at my house in the country, the home I hope to share with you in the not-too-distant future.
Be advised that the manor had been conceived primarily as a showpiece, to awe and overwhelm. It is not and will never be a cozy, intimate residence.MoreLess
My Darling, I have arrived at my house in the country, the home I hope to share with you in the not-too-distant future.
Be advised that the manor had been conceived primarily as a showpiece, to awe and overwhelm. It is not and will never be a cozy, intimate residence.MoreLess
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