The Miser's Sister (1984)
“said Lady Ruth, “I am going down to the village to see Walter. Will you not walk with me?”
“Every Tuesday you go off and leave me all alone,” answered Lady Laetitia petulantly. “St Teath is much too far to walk, and anyway, Walter Vane is a silly little man. I cannot imagine what you see in him.”
“Pray, do not speak so of my betrothed, my dear. Walter has a good heart and a great deal of learning. Why, what should we do with our time if he did not lend us these books?”
“Sermons and histories, d...ull as ditchwater! I should like to read some novels.”
“Letty, you know that Walter cannot approve of novels. He is a man of the cloth, remember.”
“How can I forget? Godfrey disapproves amazingly of your marrying a mere curate. It is really quite ineligible for the sister of an earl.”
“We will not discuss that, if you please. Come, join me for the walk. It is a beautiful day, and you may come part of the way and then return.”
“I know, Ruth! I shall ask Godfrey if we may take the gig.MoreLess
“Every Tuesday you go off and leave me all alone,” answered Lady Laetitia petulantly. “St Teath is much too far to walk, and anyway, Walter Vane is a silly little man. I cannot imagine what you see in him.”
“Pray, do not speak so of my betrothed, my dear. Walter has a good heart and a great deal of learning. Why, what should we do with our time if he did not lend us these books?”
“Sermons and histories, d...ull as ditchwater! I should like to read some novels.”
“Letty, you know that Walter cannot approve of novels. He is a man of the cloth, remember.”
“How can I forget? Godfrey disapproves amazingly of your marrying a mere curate. It is really quite ineligible for the sister of an earl.”
“We will not discuss that, if you please. Come, join me for the walk. It is a beautiful day, and you may come part of the way and then return.”
“I know, Ruth! I shall ask Godfrey if we may take the gig.MoreLess
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