Gwendolen by Diana Souhami

Author:Diana Souhami
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782063544
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Published: 2014-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

Gwendolen

You had your Jewish wedding with your new-found Jewish friends. I was to hear about it from Hans Meyrick and Sir Hugo. Mordecai Lapidoth witnessed the betrothal of his sister and you, the two people whom he loved most in the world. Sir Hugo gave you as a wedding present all the equipment necessary for Eastern travel and to your wife a locket inscribed ‘To the bride of our dear Daniel Deronda, all blessings, H&LM’. It occurred to me that Mirah Lapidoth was blessed with lockets, Sir Hugo’s and your mother’s, while I had been cursed with diamonds. The Klesmers gave you a watch. I sent you the following letter:

Do not think of me sorrowfully on your wedding day. I have remembered your words – that I may live to be one of the best of women, who make others glad that they were born. I do not yet see how that can be, but you know better than I. If it ever comes true, it will be because you helped me. I only thought of myself and I made you grieve. It hurts me now to think of your grief. You must not grieve any more for me. It is better – it shall be better with me because I have known you.

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