Ordeal by Innocence - Agatha Christie [92]
“It might be,” said Calgary.
“It’s a song,” said Hester. “A sort of lullaby song. Kirsten used to sing it to us. I can only remember bits of it. ‘My love he stood at my right hand,’ and something something something. ‘Oh, maid most dear, I am not here, I have no place no part, No dwelling more by sea nor shore, But only in thy heart.’”
“I see,” said Calgary. “Yes, yes, I see….”
“Perhaps they’ll get married,” said Hester, “when Tina gets well, and then she can go out to Kuwait with him. Tina always wanted to be somewhere where it’s warm. It’s very warm in the Persian Gulf, isn’t it?”
“Almost too warm, I should say,” said Calgary.
“Nothing’s too warm for Tina,” Hester assured him.
“And you will be happy now, my dear,” said Calgary, taking Hester’s hands in his. He made an effort to smile. “You’ll marry your young doctor and you’ll settle down and you’ll have no more of these wild imaginings and terrific despairs.”
“Marry Don?” said Hester, in a surprised tone of voice. “Of course I’m not going to marry Don.”
“But you love him.”
“No, I don’t think I do, really … I just thought I did. But he didn’t believe in me. He didn’t know I was innocent. He ought to have known.” She looked at Calgary. “You knew! I think I’d like to marry you.”
“But, Hester, I’m years older than you are. You can’t really—”
“That is—if you want me,” said Hester with sudden doubt.
“Oh, I want you!” said Arthur Calgary.
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