Doctor's Orders (2015)
“Consommé with croutons to begin with, followed by steaks and salad, cheese and biscuits, washed down with a good, full-bodied claret. Isabel found she was much hungrier than she had expected, and did full justice to the meal.
His stern face seemed softened by the flickering candle light as he smiled at her across the table. “For a very slim girl, you certainly eat well,” he said. “I like that. There is nothing that infuriates me more than someone who picks at their food.”
Isabel raised ...her eyebrows. “I have been on my feet all day,” she reminded him, “apart from the short time I feel asleep on your settee. Although,” she added, “I don’t eat like this all the time. If I’d been alone, I would probably only have had a small salad.”
“Just as well you are not alone then,” he said, raising his glass to her. “Otherwise you might have faded away altogether.” He sipped the dark red wine, and studied her intently.MoreLess
His stern face seemed softened by the flickering candle light as he smiled at her across the table. “For a very slim girl, you certainly eat well,” he said. “I like that. There is nothing that infuriates me more than someone who picks at their food.”
Isabel raised ...her eyebrows. “I have been on my feet all day,” she reminded him, “apart from the short time I feel asleep on your settee. Although,” she added, “I don’t eat like this all the time. If I’d been alone, I would probably only have had a small salad.”
“Just as well you are not alone then,” he said, raising his glass to her. “Otherwise you might have faded away altogether.” He sipped the dark red wine, and studied her intently.MoreLess
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