A Gamble On Love
“His feet made no sound on the hall runner; his candle cast wavering shadows against the walls. Except for the silence, he thought, this must be how the condemned felt on their last steps up to the gallows. Pevensey Park’s astonished guests had departed long since; even the servants had sought their beds. But Thomas had lingered in the library, swirling brandy round and round in its glass, holding it up to the flickering firelight, then staring off into the dark corners of the room. He never tou...ched a drop. He had had enough for one night. Enough to make him careless. Enough to bring out the bravado he usually kept well hidden.
In front of the most powerful man in the district—the man whose son was likely to be his Tory opponent—he had announced his own candidacy for Parliament. He had taken a social affair that was intended to enhance his status with his neighbors—his voting neighbors—and managed to alienate them all when it became so glaringly apparent that his wife was as shocked as everyone else.MoreLess
In front of the most powerful man in the district—the man whose son was likely to be his Tory opponent—he had announced his own candidacy for Parliament. He had taken a social affair that was intended to enhance his status with his neighbors—his voting neighbors—and managed to alienate them all when it became so glaringly apparent that his wife was as shocked as everyone else.MoreLess
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