Everyone knows that an Effington always gets her way ... but this time it's not going to be easy! Lady Elizabeth Effington simply could not suitably feel the joy of the Christmas season. Ten years had passed since she had boldly declared her love for Sir Nicholas Collingsworth. He rebuffed... read more
Lady Elizabeth Effington is stunned and angered by her discovery that her financial affairs have been placed in the control of Sir Nicholas Collingsworth, the man who had rebuffed her declaration of love a decade earlier.
“"I don't doubt that he always loved me, but perhaps the kind of love we shared was not," she thought for a moment, "enough, I think."”Elizabeth speaking to Nicholas about her former marriage to Charles and his affair during the marriage
“"I was too shocked to do anthing at first... I never had the opportunity to confront him. I very much regret that, so much between us remains unsaid and unsettled, but it may have been for the best."”Elizabeth speaking to Nicholas about Charles' affair
Author's Note
Excerpt from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
Chapter 1 - 18
Epilogue
Preceded by The Pursuit of Marriage, and followed by When We Meet Again.
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