Moonflower Madness
“Brilliant sunlight was streaming through the shutters into the room, and Gianetta wondered for a moment whether she had overslept. She opened the door, half expecting to find her uncle on her doorstep, all ready for departure. Instead, she found an anxious-looking Elizabeth Daly.
‘I’m sorry to disturb you so early, Miss Hollis, but after the way you spoke about your pony yesterday I thought I had better warn you …’ She looked as if she had dressed in great haste. The buttons on the long sle...eves of her mauve cotton-dress were undone and her grey-streaked hair looked as if it had been wound into a bun without the benefit of a hairbrush.
As the older woman entered the room, Gianetta stared at her bewilderedly. ‘Warn me? About what?’ Elizabeth Daly’s normally serene face was perturbed. ‘Ben. Your pony. I gained the impression yesterday that you were exceedingly fond of him and …’ Fear gripped Gianetta’s heart. ‘I am. Is he ill?MoreLess
‘I’m sorry to disturb you so early, Miss Hollis, but after the way you spoke about your pony yesterday I thought I had better warn you …’ She looked as if she had dressed in great haste. The buttons on the long sle...eves of her mauve cotton-dress were undone and her grey-streaked hair looked as if it had been wound into a bun without the benefit of a hairbrush.
As the older woman entered the room, Gianetta stared at her bewilderedly. ‘Warn me? About what?’ Elizabeth Daly’s normally serene face was perturbed. ‘Ben. Your pony. I gained the impression yesterday that you were exceedingly fond of him and …’ Fear gripped Gianetta’s heart. ‘I am. Is he ill?MoreLess
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