Mistletoe Courtship (2009)
“Clara spent most of the Sunday service alternatively trying to determine how to respond if Ethan approached her after church, or how to approach him herself if he didn’t. Frequent mental whacks of self-disgust could not discipline the tenor of her woefully girlish dreaming.The previous Sunday, heeding Reverend Miggs’s sermon, she had renounced her prideful longing to be Someone of Significance—grand hostess for a literary group, or the benefactress of a much respected Washington philanthropic o...rganization—endeavors suitable for the eldest daughter of Clarence Penrose. The family old maid. Until today, that solitary walk up to the dais with the little silver charm of the Capitol Building clutched in her hand had been one of the most painful experiences of Clara’s life. But now…Lord? You must know I never intended to cultivate a prideful heart, or a silly one. Had she unwittingly become a coward as well, unable to admit her attraction for a gentleman?She should write an article about it: “Death of a Spinster’s Sensibilities.”No, what she should do was focus on worship, set her mind and heart on things above.MoreLess
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