“Not only was the room warm, but she felt very much better. She felt so much better that she was ready to be curious about the tall and handsome stranger who had been in attendance while she was so sick. A very elegant stranger at that. And so kind.Except for the Barlows and, of course, the Vicar and Dr Ellerbeck, Miss Fellowes couldn’t think of anyone who was kind to her. And that reminded her…had someone called Dr Ellerbeck? She hoped it was just a dream that he had been to see her, because sh...e couldn’t imagine how she was going to pay him. Frowning, she tried to remember properly. She was sure he had been…yes…she recalled him introducing Marc to her, saying he was a friend.Expectantly she looked around for Marc. And found Agnes sitting in the armchair, turning the heel of a sock. Conscious of a feeling of crushing disappointment, Meg realised that Marc must have just been a dream, a fever-induced vision compounded of her deepest romantic fancies. And she had certainly had some peculiar fancies while she was ill.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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