Kiaya Khátún is of the happy family circle.'
'You didn't marry her!' said Richard sharply.
'No! No,' said Lymond soothingly. 'All but the ceremony. We hope to have the four children legitimized.'
For a moment, with sinking heart, Richard believed him. Then he saw the look on Lymond's face, and found he could bear it even less. He got to his feet, stiff and unslept, with all the weariness of the night suddenly upon him. 'At least,' he said, 'you are back.
'You didn't marry her!' said Richard sharply.
'No! No,' said Lymond soothingly. 'All but the ceremony. We hope to have the four children legitimized.'
For a moment, with sinking heart, Richard believed him. Then he saw the look on Lymond's face, and found he could bear it even less. He got to his feet, stiff and unslept, with all the weariness of the night suddenly upon him. 'At least,' he said, 'you are back.
( Dorothy Dunnett )
[ The Ringed Castle ]
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