Regency Wagers
“Emily smoothly assumed the management of the household. Her mother-in-law did not fancy the tedium of such mundane tasks as approving menus, overseeing expenditures and dealing with servant problems. The Dowager much preferred spending her time in more social pursuits, to which Emily was often expected to accompany her. Their visits were always very cordial, but such afternoons and evenings did nothing to raise Emily’s spirits.
In one low moment, Emily had written to her brother at his rooms in... the Albany, to inform him she was in town and to beg him to call on her. She had not heard from him. It was nonsensical to believe that Robert, of all people, could banish the blue-devils that so often plagued her, but she still longed for his companionship.
She did not seek companionship from her husband. He absented himself each evening, presumably to pursue his love affair with diamonds, spades, hearts and clubs. On the rare occasions he escorted his mother and wife to evening parties, he always left promptly after delivering them home, disappearing into the night like a stone thrown into an inky pond.MoreLess
In one low moment, Emily had written to her brother at his rooms in... the Albany, to inform him she was in town and to beg him to call on her. She had not heard from him. It was nonsensical to believe that Robert, of all people, could banish the blue-devils that so often plagued her, but she still longed for his companionship.
She did not seek companionship from her husband. He absented himself each evening, presumably to pursue his love affair with diamonds, spades, hearts and clubs. On the rare occasions he escorted his mother and wife to evening parties, he always left promptly after delivering them home, disappearing into the night like a stone thrown into an inky pond.MoreLess
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