The Mapping of Love And Death (2010)
“She ran up to The Dower House to see Maurice, who had not yet risen, so she penned a note to him: My dear Maurice, I must return to London immediately. Word came this morning that Mr. and Mrs. Clifton (parents of the young man whose postmortem we discussed yesterday) have been subjected to a most vicious attack at their hotel and both are seriously injured. I will return to Chelstone on Saturday, so expect me to call upon you in the afternoon.
Wishing you well, as always.
Maisie faltered when i...t came to closing the note; she felt her throat tighten at the thought of Maurice so compromised in health, and at the same time she was shocked by the news from Billy. She swallowed back a fearful anticipation of what she might have to face in the coming days and, holding the pen above the paper, wrote: With fondest love, Maisie She folded the letter, placed it in an envelope, and passed it to Mrs. Bromley to give to Maurice on his breakfast tray.
Later, as she started the MG and waited for the engine to warm before driving away from her father’s cottage, Maisie pondered the words she had chosen to sign off the message to Maurice.MoreLess
Wishing you well, as always.
Maisie faltered when i...t came to closing the note; she felt her throat tighten at the thought of Maurice so compromised in health, and at the same time she was shocked by the news from Billy. She swallowed back a fearful anticipation of what she might have to face in the coming days and, holding the pen above the paper, wrote: With fondest love, Maisie She folded the letter, placed it in an envelope, and passed it to Mrs. Bromley to give to Maurice on his breakfast tray.
Later, as she started the MG and waited for the engine to warm before driving away from her father’s cottage, Maisie pondered the words she had chosen to sign off the message to Maurice.MoreLess
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