” She said. When a mere child she fixed her
affections upon a youth named Thames Darrell, whom her father brought up, and
who perished, it is supposed, about nine years ago; and she has determined to
remain faithful to his memory. You don’t happen to know of any one, I
suppose, who wants a nursery governess, or a clerk—without shorthand—or a
tryer-on, or a copyist, or——”
“For Heaven’s sake stop, Miss Pellissier,” he interrupted. I'll dispose of the brat. Her anger parlayed with her
confusion, as she realized that the new marriage was
about as optional as the first one and her hunger was
growing inside her like a weed. Dear me, what a nuisance it is to have a pseudo
husband shot down upon one from the skies. She had a feeling as though something had dropped from her eyes, as though
she had just discovered herself for the first time—discovered herself as a sleepwalker might do, abruptly among dangers, hindrances, and perplexities, on the
verge of a cardinal crisis. If he died, here in this hotel, who would
care? Or if she died, who would care?
A queer desire blossomed in her heart: to go to him, urge him to see the folly of
trying to forget. "
"Won't one from me do as well?" interposed Mrs. ”
“Anything except that,” he murmured. He was a man who
in all things classified without nuance, and for him there were in the matter of
age just two feminine classes and no more—girls and women. ”
“And I,” Brendon said, humbly, “although I am afraid there is no chance for me,
my errand was the same. ”
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AN AFFAIR TO FORGET, 1965
“What was your real Mom like?” Michelle asked when
they were walking to school the next day. Look out, it’s coming.
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