Reincarnation by Suzanne Weyn

Author:Suzanne Weyn
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2014-06-23T12:00:00+00:00

Abby stood at the bottom of the winding stairs and winced at the sounds of crashing as Mr. Wheldon threw things against the wall from upstairs. It was disconcerting how easily his temper flared. And no one got him angrier than that wife of his — a pretty young thing, to be sure, but with no sense whatsoever. Any other woman would consider herself lucky to have him, yet all she ever did was to resist his wishes at every turn. She’d try the patience of a saint — and he was far from saintly.

“Has she come back yet?” asked Helen, the kitchen maid, stepping out of the kitchen door.

Abby shook her head.

“I hope he calms down by the time she returns,” Helen said.

“He told her not to go out but she went anyway. I don’t know what she expected,” Abby answered as another resounding crash hit.

Helen sighed anxiously and went back into the kitchen.

Abby gazed up the stairs. A man in a rage did not frighten her. In her day, she’d seen more than her share of them. She could handle him and maybe do herself some good in the process.

This latest upset had given her an idea. This wife of his would not last. The awful marriage would end sooner or later. Why shouldn’t Abby nudge it along?

Abby knew men found her attractive. In Ireland or England it would be unheard of for a man such as Mr. Wheldon to think of marrying a maid — an indentured servant, at that. But her indenture was almost over and Americans were a practical people. A woman known to be a good housekeeper and pleasant, obedient company might make a swift and sensible replacement for a first wife who had deserted him — or who had been sent packing because she was thought to be unfaithful by her husband.

Of course, Abby did not know for certain that Elizabeth May had been unfaithful, but she had seen something that could serve as evidence that there was another man in her life. It might be enough to inflame an already agitated husband. Possibly, this was the perfect moment to show it to him.

Lifting her skirt daintily, she ascended the stairs.

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