The Cornish Heiress (2013)
“It would not have done at all to laugh uproariously as they drove through the streets. The sobriety soon became real enough because they had a little difficulty in deciding where to seek accommodation. Philip had naturally gravitated to the most elegant establishment, which was on the main street of the town and easy to find.
Megaera, wrenched from her happy delusion of freedom and a new life, realized she could not stay there. Of all places, that was the most likely one for her to meet a membe...r of the social set in which she lived. Nervously she protested that it would not be suitable for persons in a small way of trade.
Philip slipped an arm around her waist. “Perhaps not, but we do not need to tell anyone here what we do. I want you to be happy.”
She hesitated. It was so strange to hear a man say he wished her to be happy that she could hardly bear to frustrate his desire, no matter how silly. But it would be too dangerous.
“I would not be happy,” she murmured “I would feel that people were staring at me, wondering what I was doing there.MoreLess
Megaera, wrenched from her happy delusion of freedom and a new life, realized she could not stay there. Of all places, that was the most likely one for her to meet a membe...r of the social set in which she lived. Nervously she protested that it would not be suitable for persons in a small way of trade.
Philip slipped an arm around her waist. “Perhaps not, but we do not need to tell anyone here what we do. I want you to be happy.”
She hesitated. It was so strange to hear a man say he wished her to be happy that she could hardly bear to frustrate his desire, no matter how silly. But it would be too dangerous.
“I would not be happy,” she murmured “I would feel that people were staring at me, wondering what I was doing there.MoreLess
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