The Fortunes of Francesca

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Бетти Нилс. The Fortunes of Francesca

Francesca walked down the aisle beside Marc, sure now that everything was going to be all right; the little church with its flowers and tranquillity told her so

The Fortunes of Francesca. Betty Neels

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

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She heard Marc’s voice and then her own; she saw the ring slipped onto her finger, and it wasn’t until then that she realized that they were married.

Nothing seemed quite real, but she would doubtless remember it all later on. A dream wedding, she reflected, and tried to think of something she could say to him.

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Now they had a cheerful supper, and she took care not to mention the supermarket again. She was up early the next morning, nipping round the house, getting Finn’s breakfast, taking tea up to her aunt, tidying the place, intent on getting down to the supermarket as soon as possible and getting a job.

She took her aunt’s breakfast tray upstairs as usual, mindful of the doctor’s advice that Mrs Blake should lead as quiet a life as possible. Having breakfast in bed was one way of doing that. Then she went to her room to get her outdoor things. She was in the hall, her hand on the door handle, when the postman pushed a letter through the letter box.

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