The Dead of Winter
“That Elizabeth had merely acted with the best intent.
Elizabeth sat at the top of the stairs and listened to the ferment below. Sally Birch, the little housemaid, sat beside her, all wide eyed and frightened, and had left her side only to go and fetch her mistress’s shawl.
True, Dr Pym had been put out when he realized that Creedy had not in fact been speaking to Elizabeth, but he was a kind man, she thought, he had forgiven her.
The other guests had left, and finally George Weston left too. He... saw Elizabeth seated on the dog leg landing, peering down through the banister rails like a child who has been banned from an adult party. He smiled.
‘Are you satisfied, Mr Weston?’ she asked bitterly. ‘I thought you were my friend.’ ‘Never, madam,’ he said. ‘What possible reason could I have to be a friend of yours?’ He climbed halfway up the stairs and leant towards her, a broad grin on his face. ‘You should go, madam. Leave here. The scandal will burn for months. It began with the death of Creedy, and now I’ve added more fuel to the fire.MoreLess
Elizabeth sat at the top of the stairs and listened to the ferment below. Sally Birch, the little housemaid, sat beside her, all wide eyed and frightened, and had left her side only to go and fetch her mistress’s shawl.
True, Dr Pym had been put out when he realized that Creedy had not in fact been speaking to Elizabeth, but he was a kind man, she thought, he had forgiven her.
The other guests had left, and finally George Weston left too. He... saw Elizabeth seated on the dog leg landing, peering down through the banister rails like a child who has been banned from an adult party. He smiled.
‘Are you satisfied, Mr Weston?’ she asked bitterly. ‘I thought you were my friend.’ ‘Never, madam,’ he said. ‘What possible reason could I have to be a friend of yours?’ He climbed halfway up the stairs and leant towards her, a broad grin on his face. ‘You should go, madam. Leave here. The scandal will burn for months. It began with the death of Creedy, and now I’ve added more fuel to the fire.MoreLess
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