The Incorrigible Mr. Lumley
“Lumley @page { margin-bottom: 5.000000pt; margin-top: 5.000000pt; } Chapter Eight Upon entering the dining room at breakfast, Joanna was startled to see her brother in his spot at the end of the table. “You’re here rather late. You aren’t needed in the House of Lords this morning?”
He rattled the newspaper in his hands. “I must tend to some business.”
Since he went back to reading, she nibbled at her toast in the silence she was accustomed to. Mama drank her chocolate in bed most mornings, al...lowing Joanna to enjoy the stillness before callers began their rounds or she left on her own errands. Some mornings, however, the weight of the quiet made her wish to escape their home.
“How is Mother?”
Joanna jumped at her brother’s voice. “Much the same. Well enough to not require the doctor, but not well enough to receive callers.”
He grunted in response. Recalling the conversation she’d had with Sir Frederick at Mrs. Stanford’s ball, she decided to question Robert now, when neither of them was overstressed.MoreLess
He rattled the newspaper in his hands. “I must tend to some business.”
Since he went back to reading, she nibbled at her toast in the silence she was accustomed to. Mama drank her chocolate in bed most mornings, al...lowing Joanna to enjoy the stillness before callers began their rounds or she left on her own errands. Some mornings, however, the weight of the quiet made her wish to escape their home.
“How is Mother?”
Joanna jumped at her brother’s voice. “Much the same. Well enough to not require the doctor, but not well enough to receive callers.”
He grunted in response. Recalling the conversation she’d had with Sir Frederick at Mrs. Stanford’s ball, she decided to question Robert now, when neither of them was overstressed.MoreLess
Read book The Incorrigible Mr. Lumley for free
Write Review:
User Reviews: