Caroline And the Captain: a Regency Novella
“As Nicholas left the breakfast room, his neighbor strode into the hall with a look of regret. “I’m sorry to call so early, my lord. But I must leave for London later today, and I hoped to speak to you before I did so.”
“Of course, Sir Marcus,” Nicholas said. “Come into the library, there’s a fire lit, can’t get accustomed to English weather. May I offer you coffee, or whiskey?”
“Thank you, no.” Sir Marcus followed him into the large room, its walls lined with bookshelves below a heavily... coffered ceiling. They each took a leather armchair set by the hearth.
Sir Marcus crossed his ankles on the faded crimson Turkey rug, his gaze resting on Nicholas’s black armband. “I must apologize for the hastiness of this call, but I felt this could not wait.”
His glance was shrewd and assessing, reminding Nicholas that Sir Marcus was known to be an ambitious man who’d made a considerable fortune in business and was at one time a large shareholder in the East India Company.MoreLess
“Of course, Sir Marcus,” Nicholas said. “Come into the library, there’s a fire lit, can’t get accustomed to English weather. May I offer you coffee, or whiskey?”
“Thank you, no.” Sir Marcus followed him into the large room, its walls lined with bookshelves below a heavily... coffered ceiling. They each took a leather armchair set by the hearth.
Sir Marcus crossed his ankles on the faded crimson Turkey rug, his gaze resting on Nicholas’s black armband. “I must apologize for the hastiness of this call, but I felt this could not wait.”
His glance was shrewd and assessing, reminding Nicholas that Sir Marcus was known to be an ambitious man who’d made a considerable fortune in business and was at one time a large shareholder in the East India Company.MoreLess
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