"You May Leave the Table," the Duke Told His Wife — She Curtsied, Thanked Him, and Never Came Back
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"You may leave the table, Philippa," said the Duke of Alverstoke, and did not look up from his wine.
Forty guests watched the Duchess rise, fold her napkin into a perfect square, curtsy, and thank him — "In three years I have never once left this table early. I find it very restful." By morning she was gone. All she left behind was a chipped blue teacup and a note of three lines.
What the Duke did not know was what he had thrown away. For three years she had quietly held his cold house together — and left him a hundred and fifty-four small notes, every one of them a question he never opened. Now his sister wants to know her favourite colour, and he cannot answer.
The road north leads to a harbour town, a storm, a coal brig on the rocks, and a woman on the sea wall with a lantern that a whole village trusts. And behind him, someone has been reading the Duchess's letters before they ever reached his hand.
What follows is a story about a cold man learning to ask, a wife who waited on a staircase for three years, a forged letter, an old butler with a locked drawer, a rescue in the dark — and the question at the end that finally has an answer.
A full historical Regency romance. It ends exactly how you hope.
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Also that she came and told him how dreadfully he had treated his wife by his neglect.
Especially as he had been misled by the false letter.
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"You May Leave the Table," the Duke Told His Wife — She Curtsied, Thanked Him, and Never Came Back
Silk & Cinder
8,258 views
Update: I heard your feedback about the music — fixed the mix in newer episodes. Try these: "Get Out of My Way" ("Get Out of My Way," He Snapped, and Struc..., "Nobody Marries a Spinster of 34" ("Nobody Marries a Spinster of 34," They Sa..., "To My Mother, Who Holds This House Together" ("To My Mother, Who Holds This House Togeth...) 💛
"You may leave the table, Philippa," said the Duke of Alverstoke, and did not look up from his wine.
Forty guests watched the Duchess rise, fold her napkin into a perfect square, curtsy, and thank him — "In three years I have never once left this table early. I find it very restful." By morning she was gone. All she left behind was a chipped blue teacup and a note of three lines.
What the Duke did not know was what he had thrown away. For three years she had quietly held his cold house together — and left him a hundred and fifty-four small notes, every one of them a question he never opened. Now his sister wants to know her favourite colour, and he cannot answer.
The road north leads to a harbour town, a storm, a coal brig on the rocks, and a woman on the sea wall with a lantern that a whole village trusts. And behind him, someone has been reading the Duchess's letters before they ever reached his hand.
What follows is a story about a cold man learning to ask, a wife who waited on a staircase for three years, a forged letter, an old butler with a locked drawer, a rescue in the dark — and the question at the end that finally has an answer.
A full historical Regency romance. It ends exactly how you hope.
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🔔 Subscribe for a new story every day.
This story was written and narrated with the help of AI. Illustrations are AI-generated.
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🎻 "Get Out of My Way," He Snapped, and Struck the Duke's Wife — https://youtu.be/tvFf26awNpQ?si=6xVZ22hQ4ojpZLpD
📖 "Nobody Marries a Spinster of 34" — https://youtu.be/Sgts-1bkt1w?si=XXnJZEAUNzjdfaDz
🔑 "To My Mother, Who Holds This House Together" — https://youtu.be/9uWIxuU7rDY?si=nDhWw5PREWDwsn5G
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