![]() ![]() It had been many nights before he'd finally been able to sleep in the strange residence with its homages to the past and its haunting echoes. “I've only been here once before,” she said. ![]() While their future relationship would be chaste, at least he could speak to her from time to time, could share a dance with her at a ball, could visit at Christmas and play St. Nicholas for her daughter. If Julia weren't here at all, he might do the same. He had become lost in drink, Marsden had become lost in the past, held too tightly to the memories. He decided against revealing that he could understand it. I don't know if anyone really knew how much he was affected by his wife's passing, not until years later.” So much needed to be said, so much shouldn't be said. “Do you think your father knew that Marsden was mad?” Julia asked.ĭuring the long sojourn here, they'd barely spoken, simply held each other. “Albert and I smacked at each other the entire journey here. ![]() ![]() “We fought,” he said quietly as the coach turned onto the long path that would lead them to the manor. He had so many good memories of the place. Edward hadn't realized exactly how much he'd missed it until he caught sight of it again. I t was good to see Havisham appear on the rise. ![]()
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