Lady of a Thousand Treasures by Sandra Byrd

Author:Sandra Byrd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FICTION / Christian / Historical, FICTION / Romance / Historical / Victorian
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2018-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

Twenty

It was the middle of December, and I had about two weeks in which to make my decision. The tense feeling at the workshop and home was a direct foil to the merriment of the season. I prayed constantly about the decision I was to make, but the answer was never clear to me.

Perhaps God was not going to tell me what to do. That thought heartened me, just a little. One does not need to give detailed instructions to adults. And yet, I desperately did not want to make a mistake. The gravity of the situation was not lost on me, as I had little money to spend on Christmas festivities, gifts, or decor in anticipation of the rent and other bills due on January 1.

If I were to give the collection to Harry, once he owned it, he would be free to propose marriage and thereby provide some financial stability for myself and my family, if not my firm.

If I were to give the collection to the South Kensington, it had been implied that many commissions and a heightened awareness for the firm would follow—though there had been, of course, no guarantees. Those commissions would be of financial benefit, but—honesty allowed me to admit—I should be quite proud to be the first Sheffield daughter to rescue and helm our firm, though I understood I would need a man beside me to do that.

I did not want to be responsible for its downfall, humiliation, and closure. Apparently I could do that as a woman on my own.

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