"Captain Dunbar," she whispered,
gazing into his eyes, "Jean Desbrosses has proposed marriage."
His breath drew in, hard and sharp, as if
she'd struck a knife between his ribs.
"Oh, Jenny," he whispered.
"Cornelia says I would be a fool not
to – and – and – I'm sure my Uncle Stephen will be very angry, maybe
Grandfather van Cortlandt, too – if I refuse."
"Do as your heart tells you, not your
head. Don't let them force you, Jenny." He spoke softly, but she heard it
loud and clear--a plea from his young heart.
She lifted a hand, and, yearning,
trembling, caressed his thin cheek. He caught her wrist, pressed his lips
against the pulse beating there.
~~Juliet Waldron
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