Eve and Her Sisters by Rita Bradshaw

Author:Rita Bradshaw [Bradshaw, Rita]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Historical, Saga
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Published: 2010-03-23T00:00:00+00:00

Mary lay in a pool of sunlight. She had finished the breakfast Eve had brought and had slipped down under the covers again but now she raised herself slightly, glancing round the room. It was pleasant, comfortable. Not in the same league as what she had been used to over the last two years, but still nice. She had often peeped into these guest rooms when the daily from the village had finished cleaning them and thought how bonny they were, certainly compared to the attic room. And now Eve had this room as her own. Of course Mildred’s was better and Caleb’s would likely be in line with his mother’s.With the jewellery she had sold once she had known Bernard intended to be rid of her she had a nice nest egg to furnish a room, a couple of rooms, if need be, exactly how she liked.

Slipping out of bed she walked across to the window and peered outside. Could she stand living here? There would be no dinners out, no dancing, no shows and parties. But if she married Caleb she would be mistress of this inn and she could persuade him to drive into Newcastle now and again for a night at the theatre. Yes, she could do that. And as mistress of this place she could take her ease. The child could be cared for by Eve or that young girl in the kitchen. Certainly with a bairn hanging round her neck like a millstone she couldn’t go back to her old life. Or she could leave the child here and disappear. She’d done it once before, she could do it again. But she didn’t have to decide now.

Oh, how could she have been so foolish as to get caught in this way? Her mouth tightened. But Bernard hadn’t been like Clarence. Bernard had expected her to take care of that side of things but he hadn’t always given her due warning of his visits, turning up more than once when she hadn’t been prepared. He had been a pig of a man, Bernard. She wasn’t sorry to be rid of him in some ways.

Padding back to bed she slid under the covers, her hands resting on the mound of her stomach until a movement in her belly caused her to remove her hands, her nose wrinkling with distaste. She couldn’t wait to own her body again. How some women could choose to subject themselves to this she didn’t know. But for the moment there was nothing she could do about it except bide her time. But she would be comfortable here while she waited. That was the important thing.

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