The Garden of Dreams by Craven Sara

Author:Craven, Sara [Craven, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

almost overwhelming as the morning wore on and, the other girl had chatted

about life at the Chateau and general wedding plans, but she felt it would not

be fair to Paul to say anything to his sister without consulting him first.

She was puzzled too by Anne-Marie's evident concern for Dominique's

feelings. Had Dominique really been in love with Paul since childhood? On

the face of what Lissa had seen, it seemed most unlikely. There had been a

possessiveness in Dominique's manner, but very little of the tenderness that

Lissa associated instinctively with a long and faithful love. She pondered the

problem while she quickly showered and changed into a navy pleated skirt

and a matching blouse with full sleeves arid a deep pointed collar at its high

buttoning neck.

The two girls lunched alone. Madame Barrat, who served them explained

that Monsieur le Comte and Monsieur Paul were out on the estate, and that

Mademoiselle Vaumont had accompanied the two older women on their

sightseeing trip.

'Oho!' Anne-Marie glanced mischievously at Lissa. 'Paul isn't very attentive

for a new fiancé. You will have to take him in hand, Lissa.'

Lissa smiled briefly. 'I think he would have been very bored by this

morning's activities,' she said. 'And this afternoon I must see if Maggie has

left any work for me. I mustn't forget I'm her secretary first and foremost,

and not on vacation.'

Anne-Marie spread out her hands and looked expressively at the ceiling.

'Grandmere always said the English were not a demonstrative race. C'est

vrai, n'est-ce pas?' she murmured.

Lissa laughed and went off to the library. As she suspected, there was a

sheaf of closely written pages lying near the typewriter, so she got down to

work straight away. She had been absorbed in her task for just over an hour

when the sound of the door opening caused her to swing round from the

typewriter. She was expecting Maggie, back from her outing, but instead

Raoul de Gue was standing, watching her.

Lissa immediately felt vulnerable, and rose to her feet a little jerkily.

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