The Marriage Wheel

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Genres: Fiction
Lestrode if he would only have the courage to engage her. After all, she had driven Lady Allerdale for two years, and as Lady Allerdale’s testimonial proved, she had given excellent service. She had been responsible for the care and maintenance of an old-fashioned Daimler car that would have tested the temper of a good many men with more actual driving experience if they had been entrusted with the charge of such an unwieldy vehicle.But still the woman behind the desk looked unconvinced.“And La...dy Allerdale,” she said, “has gone abroad? That is the only reason why you are not now working for her?”Frederica nodded eagerly.“That is the only reason. She has gone to live with her sister in the South of France, and it wasn’t very convenient to take me with her. Besides, the car was getting a bit too old ... and it used up petrol like a thirsty horse. Lady Allerdale decided to sell it.”It would have been more strictly accurate if she had stated that her recent employer had parted with the Daimler without receiving very much for it ...MoreLess

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