Lament for a Lost Lover (2014)
“For a few moments she could only stare at her unbelievingly when Toby presented her. I was sure she felt as I did that she was dreaming.
“Oh, I know you’ve already met Harriet,” Uncle Toby announced. “She has told me all about it, have you not, my love?”
“I said we should have no secrets,” she answered softly.
“And the devil of a job I had getting her to accept me,” went on Uncle Toby. “I thought I never should get her to agree.”
I felt my lips turning up at the corners cynicall...y. I had no doubt that it had been her idea from the first and that her reluctance would have been as false as she was.
She lowered her eyes and succeeded in looking modest, but I knew, of course, what a good actress she was.
“Oh, Arabella,” she said, “How happy I am to see you again. I have thought of you so much. And you are married again … to Carleton.MoreLess
“Oh, I know you’ve already met Harriet,” Uncle Toby announced. “She has told me all about it, have you not, my love?”
“I said we should have no secrets,” she answered softly.
“And the devil of a job I had getting her to accept me,” went on Uncle Toby. “I thought I never should get her to agree.”
I felt my lips turning up at the corners cynicall...y. I had no doubt that it had been her idea from the first and that her reluctance would have been as false as she was.
She lowered her eyes and succeeded in looking modest, but I knew, of course, what a good actress she was.
“Oh, Arabella,” she said, “How happy I am to see you again. I have thought of you so much. And you are married again … to Carleton.MoreLess
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