Lady Eugenia's Holiday
“Eugenia pulled off her dress, all by herself, and hung it. She pulled her wrapper on over her chemise and sat by the hearth in her room.
Trying ever so hard, Eugenia imagined she heard her mama’s voice, seeking comfort in what she would say in this hour of misery.
Eugenia should have paid more attention to her surroundings. For out of nowhere, or so she thought, came Edmund wrapped in a dark blue dressing gown.
“Good evening, my sweet,” he said. He tightened the sash around his waist.
Eugenia l...eaped up, rounding the settee to place it between them. “How did you get in here?”
“We have adjoining rooms as all married couples do.”
He looked calm and quite smug about the entire thing.
“Adjoining rooms?” She scanned down the ornately decorated walls, looking for a hidden doorway. Her eyes must have been as large as saucers.
“Dear heart, I’m sure if you gave me a chance I could convince you that you do, in fact, love me.”
“No, you could not be more wrong.” She sidestepped, keeping him at the opposite end of the furniture, away from her.MoreLess
Trying ever so hard, Eugenia imagined she heard her mama’s voice, seeking comfort in what she would say in this hour of misery.
Eugenia should have paid more attention to her surroundings. For out of nowhere, or so she thought, came Edmund wrapped in a dark blue dressing gown.
“Good evening, my sweet,” he said. He tightened the sash around his waist.
Eugenia l...eaped up, rounding the settee to place it between them. “How did you get in here?”
“We have adjoining rooms as all married couples do.”
He looked calm and quite smug about the entire thing.
“Adjoining rooms?” She scanned down the ornately decorated walls, looking for a hidden doorway. Her eyes must have been as large as saucers.
“Dear heart, I’m sure if you gave me a chance I could convince you that you do, in fact, love me.”
“No, you could not be more wrong.” She sidestepped, keeping him at the opposite end of the furniture, away from her.MoreLess
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