“But it is an existence I’ve created all my own. Abby was in the drawing room, writing out a letter, when Emma went downstairs for tea in the morning. It looked like she’d been writing for some hours, since the sides of her fingers were stained an indigo blue from the ink. “Good morning.” She smiled at her sister’s back, since Abby didn’t immediately turn at her approach. “To whom do you pen a note? It looks to be a veritable novel.” Her sister looked at her with a mischievous glint in her eyes.... Then it quickly changed to surprise. What was her sister up to? “I’m afraid I can’t tell a tale to save my life. No great novels will be forthcoming from me.” Abby gathered up the pages and folded them before tucking them inside the pocket on her dress. “It’s a letter to a friend.” If Emma didn’t know her sister better, she’d ask if the friend was a gentleman. Abby’d had her coming out on her nineteenth birthday when she was out of her mourning weeds for their father.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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