The Decadent Duke (2010)
The Decadent Duke
“"As soon as I opened the bedchamber door, the smell of laudanum hit me in the face. Gertrude, did I not expressly forbid you to feed my wife any more of the filthy stuff?’’ he demanded.
"My lord, I swear I did not give it to her.’’ "Yes, it’s enough to make anyone swear,’’ he said curtly. His wife’s maid looked terrified of being dismissed on the spot. "Very well, I’ll take care of it.’’ He went back upstairs to his wife’s chamber and began to search. He opened every bureau drawer and every cabinet. He looked in the cupboard of the night table and the washstand. He opened her wardrobe and searched every pocket of every garment. When he found the brown bottle in one of her hatboxes, he uttered a foul oath.
He crossed to the bed and stared down at the sleeping figure of his wife. She looked pale and ethereal, like a saint with her eyelids closed in gentle repose. The doctor suspects she is consumptive. He would never dream that such a respectable lady is an addict.
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