The Everlasting Covenant Quotes

“have swiftly married Anne to the first lucrative offer. And yet Anne had so many visible attributes that Ferris often wondered why his wife put so much energy into the marriage of their other daughter. It often seemed as though Marcella could not acknowledge their youngest except to push her aside. His wife’s treatment of Anne hurt him deeply. “I will walk with you to your bower, petite,” Ferris said, holding out his hand to her. Marcella grasped her to retrieve her jewelry. “Mind your manners, Anne, or you will be punished.” “Yes, madam,” she said. Ferris frowned at his wife. Anne walked down the dark gallery with her father. The hour was still early and few people were astir. When they had traveled some distance from Marcella’s”
― Robyn Carr, The Everlasting Covenant