Reluctant Relation
“She managed to smile stiffly and even to say, “That sounds like wishful thinking to me, Pearl. I—I don’t think it’s good to guess about these things in advance.”“I think it’s fun guessing,” Pearl replied naively. “And my guess is that Mommy will marry Leigh in the end. I think it’s a nice guess.”Meg turned away. There was nothing she could say. She felt as though someone had struck her heart a blow.She also heard an inner voice whispering, “What a fool you’ve been, Meg Greenway! All day you’ve ...been flattering yourself that Leigh cares about you ... is happy in your company. Even a little girl like Pearl could see the real reason for his lightheartedness. And she’s right, of course. It was a belief that he hadn’t lost Felicity after all which made him so happy that he could spare a little good humor for you.”She was so busy calling herself a fool that she could hide from herself the feeling that she was also the most miserable girl alive. And while Pearl was with her, the necessity of keeping up appearances helped her to avoid the full realization of her unhappiness.But, once Pearl had gone to bed and she was entirely alone with her own thoughts, Meg could no longer put off the miserable truth.Leigh still loved Felicity.MoreLess
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