He saw nothing but the good in me, and my one desire was to
please him, and to give him all that he needed.
"But my parents, being blind with wealth and comfort, could not see
him as I did, could never know the honest depth of his soul, or the
gentle touch of his big, calloused hands as he held me. The need and
loving warmth he showered over me quite stole my heart..... They saw
only that such a match was beneath me, as the only daughter of a
respected landowner, a man of solid means and family background.
"So we eloped, John and I, and were married in a chapel by the sea.
When my father learned of it he was furious, and disowned me. It was
the last time he ever spoke to me, as this will be the very last, I
warn you, that I will ever say of him. Child-lusting bastard! Had me
in his bed more than once, when we were alone and I could not escape
him.
"Don't look so shocked. It is always within the most staid,
aristocratic families that the heart is most deeply rotted. So don't
feel yourself cheated, girl, that you never knew your father---the man
you most want to love, but in the end must despise more than any.
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