For Ever And Ever
“Collier’s letter. Then, leaning her head on her hand, she shut her eyes and tried to see the situation as it now was.The responsibility had become entirely hers. The ball had been passed to her. Whatever she feared or suspected between Kingsley Stour and the girl she already liked and wanted to protect, no advice and no support could come from England. On her would rest the necessity of doing the right and wise thing.Symbolically, she closed her writing case. No letters would be any good now. A...nd, strangely enough, she felt calmer now that she knew she must handle the situation alone. At least she no longer needed to vacillate between the duty of telling Sir James and the sympathy with the lovers which held her silent.Even as she made this discovery, she became aware of some subtle change in her surroundings. Faint movement was perceptible. Distant shouts and a sound of activity penetrated the quiet of her cabin. The Capricorna shuddered into life once more. They were leaving the land and were on their way again.At dinner that evening, Leonie looked around and observed with rather different eyes the various actors in the drama.The minor characters, like Nicholas Edmonds and Renee Armand, had not changed much, of course.MoreLess
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