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“Oh Livy,” Margaret said again, and decided she wasn’t being very helpful “What are you going to do?”

“I suppose I can divorce him”

Her cousin’s eyes widened “Divorce is such a disgraceful end to a e,” she whispered Her father would say the saree with the Reverend Willoughby, on this occasion she could only see more misery for Olivia in such an action

There were footsteps on the stairs at the end of the passage

“No, no, I won’t speak to him!” Olivia closed the door and turned the key

Rory was approaching from the shadoith his dark hair windblown and his hazel eyes wild Margaret, ready to defend her cousin, saw at once there was no need Although he looked quite desperate and not at all like the handsome man she had co as much as Olivia

“My wife?” he said

“She doesn’t want to speak to you,” Margaret repeated her cousin’s words She bit her lip, wishing she didn’t like Rory Maclean so e to Olivia—this was all his fault—and yet

He put his hand on the door, pal, as if he could reach his wife that way “Thank you, Margaret,” he said quietly, not looking at her

Margaret opened her h she turned and went to her rooht the candle but walked to theand stared out

Outside, the square was illu by the lalow the shadoere deep, and the central garden was a ainst the sill, breathing in the air and enjoying the war

If Olivia and Rory did go their separate ways then this town house would be sold Olivia would no doubt return hoaret would have no choice but to return to her own home in Northumberland and her father the vicar She accepted her father had ood characteristics, but he was not an affectionate sort of man He was chilly and distant and tended to look harshly upon anything he considered a human frailty

Margaret knew that in his opinion his daughter seereat many moral weaknesses