One Snowy Night
“The cheerful colour, worn so soon after her grandfather’s death, would have been shocking to the ton, but Rebecca did not care a jot. Her grandfather had never cared for custom, and he had decreed there should be no period of mourning for him. "Tomfoolery for jackanapes!" he’d called it, betraying his lack of Society roots. "I’ve no time for people rigging themselves out like crows every time someone turns up their toes. You wear something cheerful, lass, that’s how I like to see you." She smil...ed as she thought of it. She missed him. But consoling herself with the fact that he’d had a long and happy life, she recalled her thoughts to the present.
Regarding herself in the cheval glass to check that she was tidy she adjusted the fine woollen folds of her gown. They draped themselves elegantly around her shoulders before falling from soft gathers beneath her breast into a long, slender skirt. She smoothed the long sleeves and tweaked the lace at the bodice and cuffs, and then sat down in front of the dressing-table so that Susan could arrange her hair.MoreLess
Regarding herself in the cheval glass to check that she was tidy she adjusted the fine woollen folds of her gown. They draped themselves elegantly around her shoulders before falling from soft gathers beneath her breast into a long, slender skirt. She smoothed the long sleeves and tweaked the lace at the bodice and cuffs, and then sat down in front of the dressing-table so that Susan could arrange her hair.MoreLess
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