The Sins of Lady Dacey by Marion Chesney

Author:Marion Chesney [Chesney, Marion]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, General, Large Type Books, Historical Romance
ISBN: 9780786203024
Publisher: Fawcett
Published: 1993-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

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Mr. Perryworth looked down on the heads of his congregation. He found his eyes fastening on a pretty bonnet decorated with red cherries, and with an effort tore his eyes away. The bonnet belonged to Mrs. Sarah Watkins, a widow. She was a demure lady with a round rosy face, small black eyes, and very thick, glossy black hair. He had not noticed her particularly until one day when he had realized he had not called on her to welcome her to the parish, something that in the past he would have let his wife do for him.He had knocked at her door. It had given under his knock. “Mrs. Watkins!” he called. He was used to walking in and out of the houses of his parishioners, for doors were hardly ever locked. He entered.

He found himself in a pretty parlor, but stopped short at the sight of Mrs. Watkins herself, lying on a sofa near the window, asleep. Her black hair was loose and cascading about her white shoulders, which were revealed by a low-cut nightgown, all she was wearing. One leg was slightly raised with the thin material falling back from it.

He blushed and backed out, quietly closing the door behind him. But that vision of her stayed in his mind, burned into his memory. He felt his senses quickening when he thought of her in a way he knew he should not.

It was all his wife's fault, he thought angrily. Her letters were dull and correct with no particular news and no words of affection.

His eyes strayed back again to that fetching bonnet. At that moment, Mrs. Watkins raised her head and gave him a slow, warm smile. He turned his eyes away again, but felt a glow of exultation that had nothing to do with religion.

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