Belle, who was followed into her chamber by her husband, decided not to show her sudden nervousness at having him in an enclosed room after knowing that he wanted to bed her. It had been quite easy to talk and to walk around the garden with him without having to remember things and what he could do to her body, but it was another to have him in her room, where she wanted to get rid of her wet dress and get into a hot bath as she could feel the cold setting into her body slowly.
She knew he had every right to be in her chamber whenever he wanted, but she had not thought he would follow her and then lock the door when it was still day.
