Demon of Mine
“Hughes decided the next morning that Elsie would benefit from some time in the gardens for ‘a spot of fresh country air’. Elsie had feared that the housekeeper would demand that she spend the entire day in bed again, especially when she learned of her vision trouble. Her left eye was no longer completely blind, but her vision in both was frightfully blurred. Straining to look at anything for too long gave her a headache.
“It’s a pity you have to see the gardens for the first time in this condit...ion,” Mrs. Hughes said as she guided Elsie to the rose bushes behind the house, walking at a slow gait that was a far cry from the housekeeper’s usual brisk pace. “The roses are lovely.”
Elsie’s cheeks warmed. Of course, she didn’t let on that she’d already visited the gardens. “I can smell them. The scent is wonderful.” The flowers appeared as little more than colorful blurs against the dark green of the foliage that bore them.
Mrs. Hughes nodded approvingly. “Now just sit here,”MoreLess
“It’s a pity you have to see the gardens for the first time in this condit...ion,” Mrs. Hughes said as she guided Elsie to the rose bushes behind the house, walking at a slow gait that was a far cry from the housekeeper’s usual brisk pace. “The roses are lovely.”
Elsie’s cheeks warmed. Of course, she didn’t let on that she’d already visited the gardens. “I can smell them. The scent is wonderful.” The flowers appeared as little more than colorful blurs against the dark green of the foliage that bore them.
Mrs. Hughes nodded approvingly. “Now just sit here,”MoreLess
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