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My Aunt. Chapter 20
Date: 1/15/2016, Categories: First Time, Author: Annamagique, Rating: 8, Source: LushStories
passed her, I greeted Mrs Wallace. She looked even more timid than usual tonight as she smiled weakly up at me. Once settled in her place at the head of the table, Aunt Helen vigorously rang the little silver hand-bell. The signal to begin serving dinner. It was Bethany who appeared and went straight to the sideboard where a large tureen of soup was keeping warm over a small flame from the oil wick which was burning beneath it. She filled a bowl and took it carefully over to Marjory Wallace, placing it in front of her then returning to the tureen for the next plate. I watched the vicar carefully as Bethany moved warily between him and his wife. I didn't see any movement, but Bethany suddenly frowned, narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips. This time, she place the bowl on the table in front of Reverend Wallace without spilling a drop and moved sharply away. After she had placed two more dishes before myself and Lady Helen, Reverend Wallace clasped his hands and bowed his head. “Bless us, Oh Lord, and these thy gifts,” he began, “which we are about to receive from thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.” “Amen,” we all repeated. I picked up my spoon and began to sip the hot consommé. It was delicious and I took a piece of hot crusty bread which Bethany had placed on the table for us and dipped it in the soup. It was heavenly. Both My Aunt and Reverend Wallace appeared to be enjoying the soup but the vicar's wife was barely touching hers, she was really just swirling it ...