Chapter 7
Charles watched her eat, observing her table manners. They were perfect and as he spied his daughters do the same, he confirmed further that he had made the right choice. He would like to argue that this reason, and that which he had given her earlier was why he had invited her to dine with them, but he would not do himself the dishonour of lying. Indeed, he dined with his governesses, only for the first few days and truly for the reasons he had offered. With Miss Hathaway, it was simply for the reason that he had wanted to spend some more time in her presence. He would owe this to the questions he still had regarding her, like why he felt the need to do these things. Why she pulled him in, why seeing her in that lovely dress had rendered him incapable of speech and why when she
