The Twelfth Enchantment: a Novel
“BUCKLES A POSSIBLE SUSPECT, BUT IT had been an abstract sort of speculation, and she had not really believed that her sister’s husband, no matter how much she might dislike him, could have taken part in such a mad scheme. But now to hear it said aloud, to be told it was true—it was more than she could endure. She began to cry, first a stream of silent tears, and then convulsive waves. Her face was in her hands, and without knowing how it had happened, Miss Crawford was holding her, one arm arou...nd her shoulder, and Lucy sobbed into the sleeve of her gown.
“Shh,” said Miss Crawford. “We shall make everything right.”
“No, nothing will be right.” To steady herself Lucy took another sip of wine. And then another. Her cup was empty, and Miss Crawford was refilling it. Lucy could begin to feel the effects of the drink. A soft cloud of indifference gathered around her thoughts. What did any of it matter? “I must marry a man I do not like while I know I have been cheated out of what is mine.MoreLess
“Shh,” said Miss Crawford. “We shall make everything right.”
“No, nothing will be right.” To steady herself Lucy took another sip of wine. And then another. Her cup was empty, and Miss Crawford was refilling it. Lucy could begin to feel the effects of the drink. A soft cloud of indifference gathered around her thoughts. What did any of it matter? “I must marry a man I do not like while I know I have been cheated out of what is mine.MoreLess
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