Anything But a Gentleman

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Genres: Fiction
He picked up his bishop and moved it with shaking fingers across the board. ‘Going out in the winter is a perilous thing to do.’ ‘No, Papa,’ Marianne reassured him, as she deliberately overlooked the fact that he had exposed his knight. She picked up one of her own pawns and moved it harmlessly up the board. ‘I’m sure I have not.’ ‘Young people are so thoughtless,’ he complained, studying her move. ‘They open windows and let in the night air. And if you take cold I don’t know what is to become ...of us, for I am only a useless old man, you know.’ ‘You are not an old man, Papa. And you are far from useless. If you would only bestir yourself, you could do everything I do.’ She put out her hand, resting it on his as she tried to recall him to the world. ‘And you would do it so much better than me. You have years of experience, Papa, whereas I am all at sea. I am trying to run the estate, but . . . ’ She tailed away, for she could see that it was no good. Instead of bestirring himself, her father shrank back in his chair.MoreLess

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