Paper Doll
“Without any more objections on his part, Ellen was hired to take care of Julia’s personal needs, and to help Mrs Finnigan in the house. Julia was able to convince Latham that she didn’t need a nurse to look after her – at least, not in the early stages.
‘I’m not ill,’ she insisted. ‘This is an entirely natural state for me to be in.’ ‘I insist on you having a nurse for the last two months . . . you might fall.’ ‘So might you. Stop wrapping me in cotton wool.’ The good thing was that Latham didn...’t hit her any more, and Julia thought the doctor might have mentioned her bruises to Latham, as he’d suggested he would. He still paid her regular attention in bed.
‘The doctor said it would be all right up to the seventh month,’ he told her. ‘After that we can find another way to satisfy our urges.’ His urges, she thought. She didn’t have any of note where he was concerned.
There was an air of duty being done about Latham. He developed a schedule where he came down from London on Friday nights and went back on Monday morning.MoreLess
‘I’m not ill,’ she insisted. ‘This is an entirely natural state for me to be in.’ ‘I insist on you having a nurse for the last two months . . . you might fall.’ ‘So might you. Stop wrapping me in cotton wool.’ The good thing was that Latham didn...’t hit her any more, and Julia thought the doctor might have mentioned her bruises to Latham, as he’d suggested he would. He still paid her regular attention in bed.
‘The doctor said it would be all right up to the seventh month,’ he told her. ‘After that we can find another way to satisfy our urges.’ His urges, she thought. She didn’t have any of note where he was concerned.
There was an air of duty being done about Latham. He developed a schedule where he came down from London on Friday nights and went back on Monday morning.MoreLess
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