A Compromised Lady
“Richard frowned as he glanced round. She had looked very pale during the meal. Perhaps she had retired already.
Verity glanced up, smiling, from her conversation with Almeria and the rector’s wife. ‘Are you looking for Miss Winslow, Richard? She is on the terrace. I think she has the headache a little.’ Almeria shot him a severe glance. ‘I dare say a little fresh air will not go amiss, Richard. I know that I can trust you to take Dorothea for a gentle walk in the gardens.’ An excellent idea—if ...only he could extend to himself the same trust!
Sure enough, he found her just outside, gazing out over the velvety darkness of the gardens from the balustrade. Mingled scents of flowers and newly cut grass came up to them, twining with the rippling song of a fountain. Such a fragile peace.
She looked up at him as he came up beside her. ‘It is lovely here, is it not?’ ‘Beautiful,’ he agreed. ‘Should you care to come for a walk with me?’ What they needed was a little privacy.MoreLess
Verity glanced up, smiling, from her conversation with Almeria and the rector’s wife. ‘Are you looking for Miss Winslow, Richard? She is on the terrace. I think she has the headache a little.’ Almeria shot him a severe glance. ‘I dare say a little fresh air will not go amiss, Richard. I know that I can trust you to take Dorothea for a gentle walk in the gardens.’ An excellent idea—if ...only he could extend to himself the same trust!
Sure enough, he found her just outside, gazing out over the velvety darkness of the gardens from the balustrade. Mingled scents of flowers and newly cut grass came up to them, twining with the rippling song of a fountain. Such a fragile peace.
She looked up at him as he came up beside her. ‘It is lovely here, is it not?’ ‘Beautiful,’ he agreed. ‘Should you care to come for a walk with me?’ What they needed was a little privacy.MoreLess
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