Lord Greywell's Dilemma (1983)
“At parting he enjoined his daughter to have a care for Mrs. Waltham. “She’s a dear woman,” he said as he climbed into his traveling carriage. “Odd, of course, but I for one like her that way. It’s the eccentric ones who add a little spice to life. Nothing is as engrossing as unpredictability. You remember that, Elspeth. A predictable woman is deadly boring, unless you happen to be devoted to her, of course. Your mama had a streak of unpredictability about her, you know. Now I don’t see that in ...you so much. Except the queen cake. Yes, that was definitely unpredictable.”
He laughed and patted her cheek. “You may have hidden fires in you, my girl. Give them a chance to burn. You’re forever taking a snuffer to everything. Not that you haven’t done a splendid job here at Ashfield. I’m proud of you; Greywell will be proud of you.”
His praise pleased Elspeth, and she tried to remember it (and not the other things he’d said) as she went about her duties as chatelaine of Ashfield.MoreLess
He laughed and patted her cheek. “You may have hidden fires in you, my girl. Give them a chance to burn. You’re forever taking a snuffer to everything. Not that you haven’t done a splendid job here at Ashfield. I’m proud of you; Greywell will be proud of you.”
His praise pleased Elspeth, and she tried to remember it (and not the other things he’d said) as she went about her duties as chatelaine of Ashfield.MoreLess
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