06-22-2020, 09:32 PM
Alice hugged back and suddenly clung on again, as she began to cry. "Why didn't ye marry me, Elijah? I know father asked. Were ye so horrified by my actions? Am I that unattractive? I would have done anything for ye. I would have been a good wife. I wouldn't have minded how ye treated me or if ye didn't love me or took other women beside me."