An Artful Deception
“Yet, are you sure it would not be better to marry this Cedric? If you are a lady, you would live the life of a lady. If you go to my aunt, how will you support yourself? It will be hard to get work in a respectable household without the good references of Lady Charlesworth.” Katharine shuddered. “I do not know how I shall manage or what I shall have to do. Yet, nothing could persuade me to place my comfort above my heart in a matter such as this.” “Then I shall help you in any way that I can....” Katharine smiled at the girl. “You are a kind friend, Lizzy. Someday, I shall find a way to repay you.” “Repay me by proving the truth of what you have told me.” Katharine looked into Lizzy’s troubled eyes. “Do you believe me, Lizzy?” Tears welled in Lizzy’s eyes. “I do not know. Either you are telling the truth or you are quite mad. Either way, I believe you are innocent of deliberate wrong doing, for indeed, I could not believe you capable of it.” Katharine gently squeezed her hand.MoreLess
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