Even though she knew they weren't as well off as Thomas's title would suggest, it's still jarring to think of him marrying for money. More jarring still is the bigger picture that's beginning to develop: Lucille making decisions, and Thomas just sort of trailing obediently along. Allowing Lucille to choose his own wife for him seems a bridge too far.
Not that she was his wife for very long. Greta recoils -- not from Thomas, specifically, but from the horrible thought of Lucille first choosing a wife for him, and then murdering the poor woman.
"Why?" she asks, aghast. "If you had the money, why not just...?" She doesn't even know how to finish the sentence. Why not just keep her? Why not help her heal instead of hurrying her into the grave? Of course, she wouldn't have appreciated being used for her money, if she knew, but she also wouldn't have been able to do much about it once they were wed. "There was no cause to kill her."
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Date: 2018-03-11 03:40 am (UTC)Not that she was his wife for very long. Greta recoils -- not from Thomas, specifically, but from the horrible thought of Lucille first choosing a wife for him, and then murdering the poor woman.
"Why?" she asks, aghast. "If you had the money, why not just...?" She doesn't even know how to finish the sentence. Why not just keep her? Why not help her heal instead of hurrying her into the grave? Of course, she wouldn't have appreciated being used for her money, if she knew, but she also wouldn't have been able to do much about it once they were wed. "There was no cause to kill her."