Weave me a Rope (A Twist Upon a Regency Tale Book 5) by Jude Knight

Author:Jude Knight [Knight, Jude]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2024-01-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Uncle Josh was not happy with Cordelia’s decision, but his attempt to browbeat her into taking the tea ran aground on the shoals of his concern for her blindness. Once they returned to London, he called in doctor after doctor, but they either said to wait and see, or they proposed cupping or some noxious medicine, neither of which Cordelia would allow.

The darkness of both sight and memory oppressed her mind, but the greatest agony was not knowing what had become of Spen.

Two weeks after her fall, the darkness around her lifted a bit. At first, she could see only shadowy shapes, but slowly her sight returned, until six weeks after the fall she was able to move around again without fear of tripping over something unseen. One of the doctors had experienced another case like hers and assured her she could expect more improvement over time.

She hoped so. She still could not see well enough to read easily or to sew. She had tried to write to her friend Margotta, and to Regina, who had married and left London while she was away in the country. But even writing brought back her headache.

Her memory of her time with Spen had not returned. Nor had her courses. And she was finding it hard to keep food down. What she had always heard called morning sickness was with her all day every day.

She had not yet told her uncle she believed herself to be with child. She could not begin to guess how he would react. They were barely talking. Cordelia knew his anger at Spen and his frustration with her reflected his love. He was shocked and distressed at her injury and wanted to rescue her from the consequences of her own choices. He would have been upset with anyone who got in his way. Even her.

She was frustrated in her turn. If he tried, she was sure he could find where Spen had been taken. Deprived of her usual good health and with limited eyesight, Cordelia had to depend on others to bring her news. Uncle Josh wouldn’t. Aunt Eliza knew nothing and burst into tears if Cordelia questioned her. John wasn’t available—he had been sent to stay with a tutor who was preparing him for school.

Uncle Josh was going to send him to a small school just outside of London—a public school set up to provide a gentleman’s education for the sons of those in trade. John had apparently spent his school life to date alternately hiding from and then fighting with bullies and was delighted at the prospect of a different school experience.

There was Fielder, of course. Cordelia had not seen him since they left Crossings, but she knew Uncle Josh had given him work in the stables. So today, once her stomach was as settled as it got, she was going to evade Aunt Eliza and her maid and go to the stables.

It wasn’t too hard. She had to hold on tightly to the banister

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