Voice of the Heart (2014)
“Finally, when they neared the top of the Haymarket, she caught up with him and tugged him to a standstill.
Breathlessly, she said, ‘Please, Norman, can’t you slow down a bit? I’m really puffed.’ ‘Oh, sorry, ducks,’ he muttered apologetically. ‘I’m anxious to get back to Albany as quickly as possible.’ He set off walking again, and if his steps were not exactly leisurely, at least they were more measured. Katharine was now able to keep abreast of him, and several times she stole a look at his face, conscious he was plunged in gloom. But fortunately, now that they were away from the theatre, his agitation seemed to have lessened. When Norman had appeared in her dressing room fifteen minutes earlier, his distress had alarmed her to such a considerable degree that she had responded to the urgency in his manner with swiftness, and without really thinking, anxious to be of help.
The brisk walk had given Katharine time to sort things out in her mind, and she found one fact singularly troubli...ng, and so perplexing.MoreLess
Breathlessly, she said, ‘Please, Norman, can’t you slow down a bit? I’m really puffed.’ ‘Oh, sorry, ducks,’ he muttered apologetically. ‘I’m anxious to get back to Albany as quickly as possible.’ He set off walking again, and if his steps were not exactly leisurely, at least they were more measured. Katharine was now able to keep abreast of him, and several times she stole a look at his face, conscious he was plunged in gloom. But fortunately, now that they were away from the theatre, his agitation seemed to have lessened. When Norman had appeared in her dressing room fifteen minutes earlier, his distress had alarmed her to such a considerable degree that she had responded to the urgency in his manner with swiftness, and without really thinking, anxious to be of help.
The brisk walk had given Katharine time to sort things out in her mind, and she found one fact singularly troubli...ng, and so perplexing.MoreLess
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