The House of Lyall
“Fortunately for her, with so much commotion going on, no one noticed her hesitation … except Melda, who concluded that her mother-in-law, like herself, was remembering the boy infant who had died.
To banish this from both their minds, she said, turning rather pink, ‘The doctor in Paris said my accouchement was due in six months.’ Showing none of her embarrassment, Ruairidh boasted, ‘He said I must have planted the enfant on our wedding night.’ The two fathers glanced at their wives to see how t...hey had reacted to this indiscretion, a breach of good manners especially in mixed company, then caught each other’s eye and bellowed with laughter.
‘Good for you, son!’ boomed Hamish, and Robert added, ‘Well done!’ Marianne tried not to show how nauseated she felt, and when Flora leaned over and murmured, ‘Well, it was only to be expected, wasn’t it?’ she nodded stonily.
When Ruairidh attempted to take Melda in his arms that night, she pleaded exhaustion from the travelling and turned away.MoreLess
To banish this from both their minds, she said, turning rather pink, ‘The doctor in Paris said my accouchement was due in six months.’ Showing none of her embarrassment, Ruairidh boasted, ‘He said I must have planted the enfant on our wedding night.’ The two fathers glanced at their wives to see how t...hey had reacted to this indiscretion, a breach of good manners especially in mixed company, then caught each other’s eye and bellowed with laughter.
‘Good for you, son!’ boomed Hamish, and Robert added, ‘Well done!’ Marianne tried not to show how nauseated she felt, and when Flora leaned over and murmured, ‘Well, it was only to be expected, wasn’t it?’ she nodded stonily.
When Ruairidh attempted to take Melda in his arms that night, she pleaded exhaustion from the travelling and turned away.MoreLess
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