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While the fantasy sounded wonderful, disappointment flared “I couldn’t possibly spend ree on an allowance and with the vowel still unpaid she could not be frivolous “And everything in ”
Lost in thoughtful contemplation, Isabella stared at the floor Then she suddenly straightened, her eyes bright with excitement “Stand up a moment Let me look at you” She took Priscilla’s hands and pulled her to her feet “I’d say you’re an inch shorter and far more slender around the waist We’d need to find a dress to make alterations at short notice”
“I’h was so “And my maid is an exceptional dressmaker I have but two days before Matthew hosts another party”
“Two days is plenty Wait here I’ll be back in a moment”
Less than five minutes passed before Isabella raced back into the roo fabric
Priscilla rushed forward to help “Have you brought your entire wardrobe?” She removed the luxurious red dress from the top of the pile and laid it on the sofa
“Not all, just the garments suitable for your needs” Isabella lined a sapphire blue gown, and another in black, in a row next to the red dress “You’re welcome to have all of these”
Priscilla jerked her head in shock “But I can’t take your dresses”
“I don’t need theht They’ll only gather dust if left here, and it seems such a shame Oh, and I have silk slippers to match”
Instantly drawn to the red dress, excitement bubbled in Priscilla’s belly as she stroked the suenerous of you, Isabella Hoill I ever repay your kindness?”
“It is I who am indebted Had it not been for your sacrifice I would not have married the man I love” Isabella offered a war to help you find happiness”
Struggling to contain a well of emotion, Priscilla put her hand to her chest “Do you think I’h to enter the world of the dissolute?”
“You’re stronger than you know” Isabella touched her affectionately on the arnificent out of these”
Chapter 8
“And so I told her to keep the blasted wig on for fear of what I’d find lurking underneath I soon came to realise her timid smile was a way to hide the fact she had no teeth”