The Harlot (2011)
“In their quarters once more, he sat in surly silence, his eyes on the window, his thoughts far away.
Jessie guessed at his emotions. If she had to return to the place of her mother’s death, she, too, would be crippled by the experience. What she did not understand was why he had turned on her, as if it was her fault. They had grown to understand each other, or so she thought, and yet he had scowled at her and turned away when she’d reached out to him. That stung. She tried to keep her feelings ...inside and make allowances for his reaction, retiring to the servant’s room until later.
When supper arrived, however, he pushed the plate away and ordered her back to her room.
“Gregor, please.” She rose to her feet.
To no avail. That night he told her to sleep in her own bed.
The following morning she found him seated as he had been the night before. Slumped, but not sleeping.
After another full day of silence, where he did nowt but glower into the distance with a bottle of port in one hand and a glass in the other, she began to doubt his sanity.MoreLess
Jessie guessed at his emotions. If she had to return to the place of her mother’s death, she, too, would be crippled by the experience. What she did not understand was why he had turned on her, as if it was her fault. They had grown to understand each other, or so she thought, and yet he had scowled at her and turned away when she’d reached out to him. That stung. She tried to keep her feelings ...inside and make allowances for his reaction, retiring to the servant’s room until later.
When supper arrived, however, he pushed the plate away and ordered her back to her room.
“Gregor, please.” She rose to her feet.
To no avail. That night he told her to sleep in her own bed.
The following morning she found him seated as he had been the night before. Slumped, but not sleeping.
After another full day of silence, where he did nowt but glower into the distance with a bottle of port in one hand and a glass in the other, she began to doubt his sanity.MoreLess
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