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I forgot to put one up before midnight tonight, but it's close enough that I will pretend this counts. This quote is from the novel Abundance. And it kind of makes me giggle that not long after this quote she finds out she's pregnant again and seems surprised. Really Antoinette, you're really surprised?
I am happy to be with the King these days, for I continue to be as grateful as I was the moment when he spoke in my behalf as a husband and as a king. I give him a warmer warmth when he comes to me, and I am more determined than I have ever been that he will take pleasure in our bed. Although I know that I am utterly innocent in the imbroglio involving the cardinal, I feel guilty --- perhaps for past extravagances. It gives me a sort of wicked pleasure to feel when the King and I are together that I am doing my duty, as a good wife should, be she queen or peasant or shopkeeper's spouse.