April 10th, 1890 — House of Lytton
Miss Cadden's case had deeply moved Marcus. She was unmarried and carrying an unwanted pregnancy. If a solution wasn't found in a timely manner, she would be ruined and so would her child. The poor thing would probably perish in poverty because its mother would be unable to properly take care of it. Unless she found a husband who could be convinced that the child was his, the best course of action was for it to not be born at all.
Marcus felt somewhat guilty that he wasn't willing to marry the girl. He didn't really have a reason to feel guilty. He hadn't put that baby inside her, he had no responsibility for what had happened. But he felt guilty nonetheless.
He wanted to find a solution for her but he really didn't know how one went about getting rid of a pregnancy. He had never had to deal with an unwanted pregnancy.
It was almost time for House of Lytton to close for that day and Marcus decided to ask his assistant. She was a woman and she came from a walk of life where it was more likely to know how to get rid of unwanted pregnancies. Not that Marcus thought his assistant the sort of woman to have a couple of secret bastards from different fathers, but she was still a working woman, and there was a possibility one of her acquaintances might have had to deal with something like this.
She had come to his office to give him the schedule for the following day. "Miss Binns! Before I dismiss you, I'd like to ask you a question that hopefully won't offend you." There was a pause before he asked: "If, say, you found yourself carrying an unwanted child... What would you do in that scenario, Miss Binns?"
Marcus felt somewhat guilty that he wasn't willing to marry the girl. He didn't really have a reason to feel guilty. He hadn't put that baby inside her, he had no responsibility for what had happened. But he felt guilty nonetheless.
He wanted to find a solution for her but he really didn't know how one went about getting rid of a pregnancy. He had never had to deal with an unwanted pregnancy.
It was almost time for House of Lytton to close for that day and Marcus decided to ask his assistant. She was a woman and she came from a walk of life where it was more likely to know how to get rid of unwanted pregnancies. Not that Marcus thought his assistant the sort of woman to have a couple of secret bastards from different fathers, but she was still a working woman, and there was a possibility one of her acquaintances might have had to deal with something like this.
She had come to his office to give him the schedule for the following day. "Miss Binns! Before I dismiss you, I'd like to ask you a question that hopefully won't offend you." There was a pause before he asked: "If, say, you found yourself carrying an unwanted child... What would you do in that scenario, Miss Binns?"
@"Juliana Binns"
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