“Rising, she put the bonnet on her table. Another few stitches and the flowers would be secure again. She wished Wallah had not taken such a like to her bonnet, but was sure that Esther was sincere when she promised to watch her pet more closely. Scolding the little girl was the last thing she had wanted to do when the children already were so upset about being forbidden to call at Harrington Grange. Foolish Thomas had tried to sneak away from Oslington Court when the duchess had overseen one of... Leonia’s music lessons. He had realized how determined the duchess was to prevent any more visits. Now the lad was banned from leaving the house without a footman in tow. Between his anger and Esther’s tears and Leonia’s tears, for nothing she did seemed to find favor with the duchess, and Seth’s pouts because he was upset that his siblings were upset, the whole house was in an uproar. Did the duchess have no idea how much her son had appreciated the quiet he had found in these walls before her arrival?MoreLessRead More Read Less
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