"I can't tell you mum," Ginny answered. "But I will say this because you know it is true. Rejection leads to bitterness and despair, not just in the r...ejected but also in those who do the rejecting as this letter shows. You now have evidence of its corrosive effect on both sides."Shirley drew out of Ginny's arms and looked at her daughter with a kind of awe."How is it that despite the way I have dragged her up, I have this brilliant, extremely beautiful, loving and caring daughter? You have just. Then it suddenly occurs to me that Sandra could well be the daughter of Uncle Charles. After all she was only fourteen and from mother's own lips I had been told that Uncle Charles and mother had been fucking well before Sandra was borne.Slowly my anger began to ebb away. Mother probably had a good reason to be unfaithful to father, I told myself.As for her having this affair with father's brother nowadays, well it was only natural since she was no longer married, But why didn't he marry her if. Estrella suggested we walk through a park on the other side of the lagoons, and we did that. She explained that much of the land had been reclaimed in the way the Dutch had reclaimed land and once again my mind went back to Karla. She was married, and we were still friends, and things had worked out despite some rocky times.We finished our ice cream and once again Estrella looped her arm through mine. I felt she had put the ball in my court by offering to have dinner, and now it was up to me to. "No m?lor? Er, no ? father," he stammered. ?I ain?t ?ad nowt. I mean. I?haven?t had? none.? Burt spoke as carefully as he could, not realizingthat he was making just as many mistakes.The earl grunted doubtfully, frowning. Carefully Burt descended the restof the way and trembled as the Earl took 'his daughter?s? slender armand led him into dinner.During the meal. Lady Ann?s family and quests stared with astonishmentat him. The guests were amused at her ?impersonation? of a Yorkshireyokel, but.