Return to Tremarth
““You’ll be worn out,” she protested.
Hannah denied that she would be anything of the kind.
“I’m tough,” she assured Charlotte. “And I’ve done this kind of thing before. But perhaps, if it’s necessary to sit with him to-morrow night, I’ll let you relieve me for a few of the darkest hours of the night. However, it’s quite possible that he’ll be very much better tomorrow.”
“I hope so,” Charlotte breathed, and Hannah looked mildly taken aback by her strange earnestness. “I really do hope so!”
CHAPT...ER V CHARLOTTE quite enjoyed herself in Truro the following afternoon, spending money freely or as freely as she dared — and buying all sorts of dainties for her invalid at Tremarth. She would not normally have purchased hot-house grapes at the price she paid for them, but for Richard Tremarth they seemed a good idea. And so did avocado pears and peaches, a brace of partridges (out of season, of course, and therefore very expensive) some smoked salmon and a clutch of plover’s eggs.MoreLess
Hannah denied that she would be anything of the kind.
“I’m tough,” she assured Charlotte. “And I’ve done this kind of thing before. But perhaps, if it’s necessary to sit with him to-morrow night, I’ll let you relieve me for a few of the darkest hours of the night. However, it’s quite possible that he’ll be very much better tomorrow.”
“I hope so,” Charlotte breathed, and Hannah looked mildly taken aback by her strange earnestness. “I really do hope so!”
CHAPT...ER V CHARLOTTE quite enjoyed herself in Truro the following afternoon, spending money freely or as freely as she dared — and buying all sorts of dainties for her invalid at Tremarth. She would not normally have purchased hot-house grapes at the price she paid for them, but for Richard Tremarth they seemed a good idea. And so did avocado pears and peaches, a brace of partridges (out of season, of course, and therefore very expensive) some smoked salmon and a clutch of plover’s eggs.MoreLess
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