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That Unfortunate Marriage - Volume 3

Frances Eleanor Trollope

Book Overview: 

This is the funny, romantic, slightly tongue-in-cheek story of how little May Cheffington makes her way in the world despite being the sole surviving product of "that unfortunate marriage."

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Well," he said, in a sympathizing tone, to his wife, "how are you feeling now, Pauline?"

They had not met since his outburst about May, and he had been rather nervously uncertain of his reception. Pauline never sulked, never stormed, and rarely scolded. But when she felt herself to be injured, she would be overpoweringly plaintive. Her plaintiveness seemed to wrap you round, and damp you, and chill you to the bone, like a Scotch mist, and when used retributively was felt—by her husband, at all events—to be very terrible. But on this occasion, as has been said, there was a certain mild serenity in her face which was reassuring.

"Thanks, Frederick," she answered. "There seems to be a little less pressure on the brain. Smithson bathed my forehead for three-quarters of an hour after you were gone."

Mr. Dormer-Smith hastened to change the subject. "Post in, I see," he said. "Any news?"

"I have a very nice letter from Constance H. . . Read More

Community Reviews

May Cheffington is the product of the “unfortunate marriage” of Augustus Cheffington and Susan Dobbs. We don’t actually get an explanation as to why it was so unfortunate except for it being an excuse for Augustus’s bad behaviour. When May’s mother dies, her selfish greedy father pawns her off to hi