The Notorious Widow (2000)
“Sleep had been a long time coming. He wanted to blame the lumpy bed, but he’d slept quite soundly on worse. The real culprit was his mind.
He had lain awake half the night as his thoughts spun in unproductive circles. If his encounter with Catherine had not muddled his thinking, he would have realized Seabrook had ulterior motives for this invitation. Men did not ask virtual strangers to investigate members of their family.
She had a most unsettling effect on him. He still couldn’t believe he had lost his temper and promised more than he could deliver. Yet that was not his only mistake. In Exeter, the black-haired woman and bright-eyed girl had occupied his thoughts even after he believed she was immoral. Why else had he failed to ask Mrs. Telcor or Mrs. Crumleigh about William’s family? It would have prepared him for the surprises he’d encountered at the manor.
Regrets were useless, of course. The past would never change, no matter how much he might wish it. He’d wasted more than a w...eek on pointless invective after his father’s death, but he could not afford to make that mistake this time.MoreLess
He had lain awake half the night as his thoughts spun in unproductive circles. If his encounter with Catherine had not muddled his thinking, he would have realized Seabrook had ulterior motives for this invitation. Men did not ask virtual strangers to investigate members of their family.
She had a most unsettling effect on him. He still couldn’t believe he had lost his temper and promised more than he could deliver. Yet that was not his only mistake. In Exeter, the black-haired woman and bright-eyed girl had occupied his thoughts even after he believed she was immoral. Why else had he failed to ask Mrs. Telcor or Mrs. Crumleigh about William’s family? It would have prepared him for the surprises he’d encountered at the manor.
Regrets were useless, of course. The past would never change, no matter how much he might wish it. He’d wasted more than a w...eek on pointless invective after his father’s death, but he could not afford to make that mistake this time.MoreLess
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