Dearest one,
It has been a few days since the horrible event. I am exhausted. Catherine is exhausted. Neither of us speaks of what happened. Mr. Dryden sent a note to say that he had “taken care of everything” and we were not to worry, but of course we are worried.
It is just as well that we do not reside in London. At the moment, I long for Bath. I never thought I would feel this way, but I have now been completely ejected from the Durand family and have nowhere to go. Bath is all I have, and Wansdyke is my home so long as Catherine views it as home.
LaFrance sent a note, pleading with Catherine once more. He claimed to love her desperately and said that he was sick at heart because of her cold refusal to speak to him. I took charge this time, which I suppose I should have done from th
