The Confessions of a well-meaning Woman
By Stephen McKenna
Length6h 59m
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Excerpt: "Lying in bed here, one could not help saying "If anything goes amiss, am I leaving the world better than I found it?" Under my own vine and fig-tree I had been a good wife to Arthur and a good mother to Will; and, if there had not always been some one of good intentions to smoothe over difficulties with the family on both sides... Blessed are the peace-makers, though I have sometimes wondered whether I did right in even tolerating my brother-in-law Spenworth. It is probably no news to you that he very much wanted to marry me, but I always felt that even Cheniston, even the house in Grosvenor Square, even his immense income would not compensate me for a husband whom I could never trust out of my sight. Arthur may be only the younger brother, I very soon found that the old spacious days were over; but with him one does know where one is, and I have never grudged poor Kathleen Manorby my leavings. There indeed is a lesson for the worldly! She was in love with a poor decent young subaltern named Laughton, more suitable for her in every way; however, the lure of Cheniston and the opportunity of being Lady Spenworth! ... He transferred to an Indian regiment; and, if his heart was broken, so much the worse for him. I am not superstitious; but, when I remember that bit of treachery, when I think of Spenworth, unfaithful from the beginning, when I see those four dairymaid daughters and no heir... Might not some people call that a judgement? It makes no personal difference, for the ungodly will flourish throughout our time; and, though my boy Will must ultimately succeed, he can look for nothing from his uncle in the meantime. I have lost the thread..."
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, General Fiction
Length6 hrs 59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 3, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1I LADY ANN SPENWORTH PREFERS NOT TO DISCUSS HER OPERATION
2II LADY ANN SPENWORTH REPUDIATES ALL RESPONSIBILITY
3III LADY ANN SPENWORTH TOUCHES RELUCTANTLY ON DIVORCE
4IV LADY ANN SPENWORTH IS CONTENT WITH A LITTLE MUSIC
5V LADY ANN SPENWORTH REFUSES TO BECOME A MATCH-MAKER
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6VI LADY ANN SPENWORTH HOLDS THE Corps Diplomatique TO ITS DUTY
7VII LADY ANN SPENWORTH DEPLORES PROPOSALS BY WOMEN
8VIII LADY ANN SPENWORTH REFERS TO HER DIARY
9IX LADY ANN SPENWORTH NARRATES AN EMBARRASSMENT AVERTED
10X LADY ANN SPENWORTH IS A PRISONER IN HER OWN HOUSE
11XI LADY ANN SPENWORTH FINDS HER HEART WARMING
12XII LADY ANN SPENWORTH DEFENDS HER CONSISTENCY
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