Duchess in Love
“She had pulled the curtains so tightly together that not even a gleam of light penetrated the cloth. Everything was in place except her resolution. In fact, she was contemplating flight. She had just realized that there was one important thing wrong with Esme’s plan.
She, Carola, didn’t like the marital act. Didn’t like it when Tuppy instigated it on their wedding night, and didn’t like it any better two weeks later. Her mother’s assumption that she would calm to the bridle had never taken place.
She huddled into a tighter ball and clutched her knees. The key thing to remember was that she did want to be Tuppy’s wife, even if she didn’t want to do that wifely duty. She would like to kiss him. The very thought of kissing Tuppy—of Tuppy kissing her!—sent a flush to her face.
But kissing wasn’t enough. Esme had been cuttingly straightforward in her analysis. Carola had to persuade Tuppy that she wanted to be in his bed so much that she would humiliate herself to be there.
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