Mary Rhody
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967 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
Mary Rhody’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Yet she knew there were reasons why she wanted him away, reasons hardest of all to plausibly explain.
There were reasons, indeed, why she was glad Nanette was gone.
All Fort Frain was devoted to Esther Dade.
And however unjustly most of Fortran, men, women, and children attributed Field's defection, as they chose to call it, to Nanette, who
Nanette, who had set at naught her aunt's most ardent wishes, in even noticing Field at all, was
Money, education, everything she could give had been lavished on that girl.
And now, instead of casting her net for that well to do and distinguished bachelor the major, thereby assuring for herself the proud position of first lady of Fort Frayne, the wife of the commanding officer who
Nanette had been deliberately throwing herself away at a beardless, moneyless second lieutenant because he danced and rode well.
Mrs Hay did not blame Mrs.
Date at that moment for hating the girl, if hate she did.
She could have shaken her hard and well herself, yet was utterly nonplussed to find that Nanette cared next to nothing how badly Field was wounded.
What she seemed to care to know was about the casualties among the Sioux.
And now that Stabbers Village, the last living trace of it, old men, squaws, children, papooses, ponies and puppies, and other living creatures, had between two days been whisked away to the hills, there were no more Indians close at hand to whisper information.
She was glad Nanette was gone, because Field, wounded at present, would have advantages over possible suitors absent on campaigns.
Because all the women and a few of the men were now against her.
And because from some vague, intangible symptoms, misses Hay had satisfied herself that there was something in the wind Nanette was hiding even from her, her benefactress, her best friend, and
And it seemed like cold blooded treachery.
Hay had for two days been disturbed, nervous, and unhappy, yet would not tell her why.
He had been cross questioning Pete, Crapod, and other employees, and searching about the premises in a way that excited curiosity and even resentment for
For the explanation he gave was utterly inadequate.
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