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‘But what about …’ Patrick broke off. ‘You know, not crowding each other – a bit of privacy.’
‘I had a thought about that,’ Frederick said. ‘It struck me that Ruth might be thinking along these lines, and I was wondering about moving into your old bedroom, Patrick, at the end of the corridor. You two could have the master bedroom with the bathroom beside it, make a little suite for yourself in there.’
‘Yes,’ Ruth said simply. ‘That’s what I thought too. I know an architect who can come and have a look at it, whenever we like. And we need to redecorate upstairs anyway; it really is getting rather shabby. We could do it all at once.’
‘Not more decorating,’ Patrick groaned in mock horror.
Ruth did not even smile. ‘I know exactly what I want,’ she said. ‘I know exactly how I want everything done, and I have a box of the most beautiful curtain material just crying out to be used.’
THE END
About the Author
Philippa Gregory is an internationally renowned author of historical novels. She holds a PhD in eighteenth-century literature from the University of Edinburgh. Works that have been adapted for television include A Respectable Trade, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen’s Fool. The Other Boleyn Girl is now a major film, starring Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana. Philippa Gregory lives in the North of England with her family.
Also by the Author
The Tudor Court Series
THE CONSTANT PRINCESS
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
THE BOLEYN INHERITANCE
THE QUEEN’S FOOL
THE VIRGIN’S LOVER
THE OTHER QUEEN
The Wideacre Trilogy
WIDEACRE
THE FAVOURED CHILD
MERIDON
Earthly Joys
EARTHLY JOYS
VIRGIN EARTH
The Cousins’ War
THE LADY OF THE RIVERS
THE WHITE QUEEN
THE RED QUEEN
THE KINGMAKER’S DAUGHTER
THE WHITE PRINCESS
Standalones
PERFECTLY CORRECT
ALICE HARTLEY’S HAPPINESS
A RESPECTABLE TRADE
THE WISE WOMAN
FALLEN SKIES
THE LITTLE HOUSE
ZELDA’S CUT
Short Stories
BREAD AND CHOCOLATE
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