The Bobbin Girls (2013)
“The papers were full of it and since everyone had been gripped with the romance for months, no one was without an opinion on the subject.
Sandra believed he should be allowed a morganatic marriage. Alena considered he should put duty first and give her up, and Mickey insisted that he would never give up Alena, so why should the King give up Mrs Simpson?
Alena gave a light laugh. ‘Never? That’s a bit drastic, isn’t it? What if something happened - you lost your job for instance, as Harry did, an...d could no longer afford to marry?’ ‘I wouldn’t lose my job.’ She felt her irritation with him growing. ‘These things happen.’ ‘Not to me.’ ‘All right then, what if I lost my job and changed my mind about marrying you?’ ‘You wouldn’t change your mind. You know I’d always look after you. How could you even suggest otherwise?’ And such a wounded expression came into his rust brown eyes that Alena felt guilty at her impatience, and hastened to reassure him that, of course, she was only teasing.MoreLess
Sandra believed he should be allowed a morganatic marriage. Alena considered he should put duty first and give her up, and Mickey insisted that he would never give up Alena, so why should the King give up Mrs Simpson?
Alena gave a light laugh. ‘Never? That’s a bit drastic, isn’t it? What if something happened - you lost your job for instance, as Harry did, an...d could no longer afford to marry?’ ‘I wouldn’t lose my job.’ She felt her irritation with him growing. ‘These things happen.’ ‘Not to me.’ ‘All right then, what if I lost my job and changed my mind about marrying you?’ ‘You wouldn’t change your mind. You know I’d always look after you. How could you even suggest otherwise?’ And such a wounded expression came into his rust brown eyes that Alena felt guilty at her impatience, and hastened to reassure him that, of course, she was only teasing.MoreLess
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