The Silent Touch of Shadows
“There’s a matter I must broach with you and …’ Sir Gilbert put his head round the door to the solar and stopped in mid-sentence, his mouth open. ‘By all the saints, what is the meaning of this?’ Sibell had pulled her head away from her husband’s shoulder the moment Sir Gilbert began to speak, but Roger still held her hand. They were sitting as close to each other as two people possibly could in the window seat. It had been days since they’d seen each other, but at last her father had relented a...nd allowed her a short visit to Idenhurst. Maude, kind as always, had arranged a private meeting.
‘Well, we …’ Sibell didn’t quite know how to explain, but she was spared having to answer when Maude came bustling up the stairs, entering the room after her husband.
‘Really, Gilbert, if you wish to speak to me you have but to send for me,’ she said. ‘Do come in and sit down and stop towering over everyone.’ He obeyed, although reluctantly, a frown settling on his brow.MoreLess
‘Well, we …’ Sibell didn’t quite know how to explain, but she was spared having to answer when Maude came bustling up the stairs, entering the room after her husband.
‘Really, Gilbert, if you wish to speak to me you have but to send for me,’ she said. ‘Do come in and sit down and stop towering over everyone.’ He obeyed, although reluctantly, a frown settling on his brow.MoreLess
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