The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter
“She had barely slept last night, but the weariness that slogged through her limbs had more to do with the hopelessness of her situation than her physical condition. A dreadful mental scene of her father and brothers descending upon Mr. Langford and raising the kind of commotion she had seen all too frequently over the years repeatedly assailed her mind. How could she ever face him again?
She spoke in monosyllables only when necessary as she served the seven Sanders males their breakfast, bu...t no one noticed. If she would have scorched the porridge or burned the bacon, that would have brought immediate attention. But they munched contentedly—except for Edgar, who whined that he hated porridge—pleased that the minor threat to the continuance of their routine had been quelled.
After breakfast she cleared the dishes from the table and poured a pot of boiling water over them in the dishpan. “Come on!” she heard Fernie shout from outside to her youngest brothers, who could have been anywhere, since she had not even the will to hurry them along in their preparations for school.MoreLess
She spoke in monosyllables only when necessary as she served the seven Sanders males their breakfast, bu...t no one noticed. If she would have scorched the porridge or burned the bacon, that would have brought immediate attention. But they munched contentedly—except for Edgar, who whined that he hated porridge—pleased that the minor threat to the continuance of their routine had been quelled.
After breakfast she cleared the dishes from the table and poured a pot of boiling water over them in the dishpan. “Come on!” she heard Fernie shout from outside to her youngest brothers, who could have been anywhere, since she had not even the will to hurry them along in their preparations for school.MoreLess
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