Little Girl Lost
“William Ramsey didn’t come and Margriet and her mother dined alone; they ate sparingly as Rosamund was nervous about owing money to the butcher, but neither did she want to alert the servants to their predicament. It was January when Ramsey came again. For some reason he couldn’t get his key into the lock and he had to ring the bell. Mrs Simmonds answered the door and he strode past her into the hallway, bellowing, ‘What’s going on? Rosamund! Rosamund! I need to speak to you.’ Plainly he had be...en drinking; his face was flushed and there was the smell of strong ale on him.
Mrs Simmonds calmly folded her hands in front of her. ‘Good day, Mr Ramsey. Please follow me, sir; ’mistress is in ’sitting room. She has a visitor, but asked that you be shown through if you called.’ ‘Called? What’s that supposed to mean? Get out of my way.’ Rosamund was sitting by the fire and Margriet opposite her. On the sofa sat the visitor: the lawyer Hugh Webster. He didn’t rise when Ramsey barged in, but gave a smug smile.MoreLess
Mrs Simmonds calmly folded her hands in front of her. ‘Good day, Mr Ramsey. Please follow me, sir; ’mistress is in ’sitting room. She has a visitor, but asked that you be shown through if you called.’ ‘Called? What’s that supposed to mean? Get out of my way.’ Rosamund was sitting by the fire and Margriet opposite her. On the sofa sat the visitor: the lawyer Hugh Webster. He didn’t rise when Ramsey barged in, but gave a smug smile.MoreLess
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