The Fortune Hunter
“Stepping back under an awning, he motioned for his brother, who was staring after the vehicle as if his eyes were tied to it.
“Philip!” he called, then laughed. “Miss Ehrlich will have little use for you if you prove you don’t have the sense God gave a goose and stand out there in the rain.”
With a sheepish grin, his brother trotted beneath the awning. “She is wonderful.”
“I am sure she is.”
At Hamilton’s distant tone, Philip turned to face him. “Is something amiss? I thought you were having a ...pleasant conversation with Miss Dufresne.”
“You can take the carriage home. I will join you later.”
“Hamilton …”
He forced a smile he hoped would soon be genuine. “I have just a bit of business I need to attend to while you think of what you wish to say to Miss Ehrlich in the note I’m sure you are composing in your head even now.”
“I had hoped to ask her to join us this evening at Rowland’s,” he said in an almost shy voice.
Hamilton cursed silently. After seeing how low love had brought him, his brother should know better than to get so moony about a woman after a single meeting.MoreLess
“Philip!” he called, then laughed. “Miss Ehrlich will have little use for you if you prove you don’t have the sense God gave a goose and stand out there in the rain.”
With a sheepish grin, his brother trotted beneath the awning. “She is wonderful.”
“I am sure she is.”
At Hamilton’s distant tone, Philip turned to face him. “Is something amiss? I thought you were having a ...pleasant conversation with Miss Dufresne.”
“You can take the carriage home. I will join you later.”
“Hamilton …”
He forced a smile he hoped would soon be genuine. “I have just a bit of business I need to attend to while you think of what you wish to say to Miss Ehrlich in the note I’m sure you are composing in your head even now.”
“I had hoped to ask her to join us this evening at Rowland’s,” he said in an almost shy voice.
Hamilton cursed silently. After seeing how low love had brought him, his brother should know better than to get so moony about a woman after a single meeting.MoreLess
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