Skylark
Skylark
“She knew she’d need something, but she hadn’t imagined a change as thorough as this.
Nicholas had produced a faded blond wig as if it were the kind of thing every house contained. The wiry curls bubbled excessively around her face, which was rendered sallow with a tinted cream. A darker cream around her eyes made her look dismally unwell. As the coup de grace, a large mole now squatted on the edge of her upper lip. She’d heard such marks called “beauty spots” but there was nothing beautiful abo...ut this one. There were even a few hairs sticking out of it.
She’d lived with her beauty for so long that it was unsettling to have it gone. She could tell, however, that anyone meeting her would see only mousy curls, ill health, and mole.
She’d thought her mourning clothes dull enough, but Nicholas had decreed they were too stylish. She and Eleanor were stripping off some trimming, but Laura thought half the work had already been done when she’d abandoned her corset.
They’d realized that she couldn’t use a maid to help her undress, because there was no way to make her body fit her face and hair.MoreLess
Nicholas had produced a faded blond wig as if it were the kind of thing every house contained. The wiry curls bubbled excessively around her face, which was rendered sallow with a tinted cream. A darker cream around her eyes made her look dismally unwell. As the coup de grace, a large mole now squatted on the edge of her upper lip. She’d heard such marks called “beauty spots” but there was nothing beautiful abo...ut this one. There were even a few hairs sticking out of it.
She’d lived with her beauty for so long that it was unsettling to have it gone. She could tell, however, that anyone meeting her would see only mousy curls, ill health, and mole.
She’d thought her mourning clothes dull enough, but Nicholas had decreed they were too stylish. She and Eleanor were stripping off some trimming, but Laura thought half the work had already been done when she’d abandoned her corset.
They’d realized that she couldn’t use a maid to help her undress, because there was no way to make her body fit her face and hair.MoreLess
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