The Indian Maiden
“the young gentleman said angrily. “Good grief, Deal, don’t you realize I’ve thought of little else? Or at least,” he said, the back of his neck becoming a little red even as his earnest young face flushed, “I’ve thought a great deal about it. I’ve had other concerns, I’ll admit. But Faith’s behavior is directly tied up in that as well. Blast,” he sighed, dropping down into a nearby chair as though suddenly shot as he accepted the hard truth of his defeat. “Thinking about it is about all I’ve be...en able to do, too. She pays me no mind at all, but then she never listened to anyone but Mr. Godfrey, and he’s an ocean away right now.”“And he sent her here to marry?” Lord Deal asked thoughtfully.“God no,” Will Rossiter answered wearily, “he’s no tyrant, and he wouldn’t order her to her wedding even if he could. And,” he said more forcefully, “I doubt if even he could do that.”“She’s no intention of wedding anyone?” Lord Deal asked gently, with only a hint of disbelief, and then when there was no immediate reply, he sighed, rose, and went to look out a window.This Sunday morning it was drizzling.MoreLess
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