His Lady Midnight
“Phoebe said as Vogel motioned for a maid to put the last tray of glasses on the table by the double doors leading to the terrace. Light flowed through the doors and over the rugs to merge with the sunshine coming through the trio of windows set into the opposite wall.
The butler nodded, his face as somber as if they were planning a funeral instead of an evening of cards and conversation. He adjusted one corner of the tablecloth, which was embroidered with a crest that must belong to Sir Ledwin’...s family because she had seen it repeated throughout the cottage.
As he walked out of the room, Phoebe looked around her. How odd it was to be planning a gathering in a house that was not her own! She was accustomed to the expansive height of the ballroom in Brackenton Park and the elegance of the house on Grosvenor Square.
Tapping her finger against her chin, she tried to remember the last time she had entertained at either place. She sat on a wooden bench by the windows. The last time had been the night before she heard that Jasper’s younger brother had been sentenced to seven years’ transportation to the far side of the world.MoreLess
The butler nodded, his face as somber as if they were planning a funeral instead of an evening of cards and conversation. He adjusted one corner of the tablecloth, which was embroidered with a crest that must belong to Sir Ledwin’...s family because she had seen it repeated throughout the cottage.
As he walked out of the room, Phoebe looked around her. How odd it was to be planning a gathering in a house that was not her own! She was accustomed to the expansive height of the ballroom in Brackenton Park and the elegance of the house on Grosvenor Square.
Tapping her finger against her chin, she tried to remember the last time she had entertained at either place. She sat on a wooden bench by the windows. The last time had been the night before she heard that Jasper’s younger brother had been sentenced to seven years’ transportation to the far side of the world.MoreLess
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