When Cassandra remained silent, Mr. van Manfeld asked: 'May I come in? I daresay I'm unwelcome, but I've sent Jan on to the village and if you shut the door on me, I shall probably go the wrong way and fall in a ditch - think what shocking headlines that would make! "Cruel beauty abandons blind man to his fate" - or...'
'Come in, do,' said Cassandra crossly even while she sternly repressed laughter. 'And how many times do I have to tell you that I'm no beauty?'
My favorite Neels book, so far!
'Come in, do,' said Cassandra crossly even while she sternly repressed laughter. 'And how many times do I have to tell you that I'm no beauty?'
My favorite Neels book, so far!
