Dawn in My Heart (2006)
“The nausea was becoming worse in the rattling coach. It had started soon after he’d eaten that supper at the fete, but it had been faint enough to ignore.
But as the evening wore on, it had grown stronger, and it had been with a sense of relief that he’d summoned the coach for the duchess and her daughter.
Now Sky slumped across the seat of his own carriage, feeling with every bump of the wheels the desire to retch. He held on, knowing it was not far to his house.
He’d managed to hide his bouts... of indisposition up to now, but they were becoming more severe. The fever couldn’t be striking him again. No! He hit the seat with his fist in futile anger.
The coach stopped. He sat up, allowing the groom to let down the steps and open the door. Sky exited as if nothing was the matter and bade the man good-night as he held the front door open for him.
The candles in the candelabra had gone out, but they weren’t needed. Already a gray light crept into the house.
Glad his father was away—Sky neither knew nor cared where—he staggered up to his room.MoreLess
But as the evening wore on, it had grown stronger, and it had been with a sense of relief that he’d summoned the coach for the duchess and her daughter.
Now Sky slumped across the seat of his own carriage, feeling with every bump of the wheels the desire to retch. He held on, knowing it was not far to his house.
He’d managed to hide his bouts... of indisposition up to now, but they were becoming more severe. The fever couldn’t be striking him again. No! He hit the seat with his fist in futile anger.
The coach stopped. He sat up, allowing the groom to let down the steps and open the door. Sky exited as if nothing was the matter and bade the man good-night as he held the front door open for him.
The candles in the candelabra had gone out, but they weren’t needed. Already a gray light crept into the house.
Glad his father was away—Sky neither knew nor cared where—he staggered up to his room.MoreLess
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