Winter Wedding (1990)
“Allingcote began. “She is so full of life she wants to be out and doing. And in any case, she will want to be with me, as we are—that is, as I am the only friend she has in town.”
As a perpetually floating houseguest, Clara had encountered many unintended slurs, but never one that stung so sharply as Allingcote’s. For a fleeting moment she had thought it was her ennui he was worried about. But no, she could stay locked up in an inn forever; it was Miss Muldoon, bursting with life, who must have... livelier entertainment. And that entertainment must be provided by her escort, Allingcote. Clara was glad her hostess replied, for she could not trust herself to be civil much longer.
“Nonsense!” the dame declared. “Clara cannot stay away all day long. I need her for a million jobs. There is the seating arrangement for the wedding dinner to be finished, Clara. You were to do that for me, and helping in the kitchen to keep track of the food coming in. You must return as soon as you are up in the morning—not too late mind.MoreLess
As a perpetually floating houseguest, Clara had encountered many unintended slurs, but never one that stung so sharply as Allingcote’s. For a fleeting moment she had thought it was her ennui he was worried about. But no, she could stay locked up in an inn forever; it was Miss Muldoon, bursting with life, who must have... livelier entertainment. And that entertainment must be provided by her escort, Allingcote. Clara was glad her hostess replied, for she could not trust herself to be civil much longer.
“Nonsense!” the dame declared. “Clara cannot stay away all day long. I need her for a million jobs. There is the seating arrangement for the wedding dinner to be finished, Clara. You were to do that for me, and helping in the kitchen to keep track of the food coming in. You must return as soon as you are up in the morning—not too late mind.MoreLess
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