Hearts of Gold
“It’s a day academy for young ladies. But you’ll reside here for the duration of your stay and act as a companion to Mrs Lawrence.’ While Mr Grimble was summoned into the presence of Mrs Lawrence herself, Sarette was taken upstairs to a pleasant room overlooking the bay, there to make herself presentable. Her trunks came shortly after. The cab driver and a man of all work staggered upstairs with the one belonging to John, carrying it between them.
She instructed them to set her smaller trunk on ...top of John’s. Opening her own trunk she smiled at the photograph of herself with John, then stood it in pride of place. Inspecting her wardrobe, she sighed, then took out the blue dress that had belonged to her mother. It was faded now and the hem was stained where the woman who’d stolen it had allowed it to drag in the dirt. She shook as many of the creases from it as she could before she pulled it on. Brushing out the length of her hair she braided it.
She crossed to the window when she heard a vehicle draw up outside.MoreLess
She instructed them to set her smaller trunk on ...top of John’s. Opening her own trunk she smiled at the photograph of herself with John, then stood it in pride of place. Inspecting her wardrobe, she sighed, then took out the blue dress that had belonged to her mother. It was faded now and the hem was stained where the woman who’d stolen it had allowed it to drag in the dirt. She shook as many of the creases from it as she could before she pulled it on. Brushing out the length of her hair she braided it.
She crossed to the window when she heard a vehicle draw up outside.MoreLess
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