Tabitha's Folly
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Later in the afternoon, when Mrs. Finch eventually succumbed to her illness and retired to her bed, Cornelia was left to attend to her duties. This included caring for Miss Fairchild, a young lady who reminded her of a fragile china doll. The delicate girl had become suddenly faint, adding to the chaos of the day.
At least all the activity made the time pass quickly, and it was not until the front hall was finally cleared of trunks and baggage, that she had time to think again about Sir James. Dreading his arrival as she was, she was tired of waiting for the ax to fall and wished only to get it over with.
Instead, she was forced to sit through dinner and the elegant gathering afterward, wearing complacency instead of the rouge her cheeks no doubt needed. At long last, she was able to see the Countess safely in Brimsby’s care and retire to bed for the night. But she knew she would not sleep from dreading the morning to come.
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