Chapter 6Ever the connoisseur, Percy admired the apricot muslin he had eventually selected for the bride’s attendants. The subtle colour failed to clash with Phoebe’s bright curls while suiting fair-haired Eustacia.
Regarding his much-loved family members gathered at the table, it occurred to Percy that Eustacia, more than her two sisters, reminded him most of his brother Simeon. She possessed the same unobtrusive wisdom that lurked beneath Simeon’s pleasant absent-mindedness. Having lived in close quarters with Eustacia, Percy had gradually perceived a deep well of perception beneath her placid exterior.
The biddable girl who had trusted chapter and verse in Percy’s advice during her first nerve-wracking entrée to society had developed into a gracious and socially adept young woman. Per
