“He wondered where Claire was. Whether she was peering out one of the curtained windows or perhaps giving Pauline another lesson in sketching.When he’d seen her in recent days, she’d seemed fine. There was no awkwardness between them. But she was always running—fulfilling Mrs. Acklen’s and Madame LeVert’s requests, and now tutoring Pauline in sketching. He didn’t know when she was going to have time to do her own painting. But the auction for new artists wasn’t until March. She still had time.Af...ter touring the gardens, he and Cara Netta made their way toward the stables. For October, the temperatures were still on the warmer side, and fall was still struggling to take firm hold.“Mother and Diddie and I were discussing a return trip to Europe next summer, Sutton. But only for two or three months this time. Doesn’t that sound divine?”At the moment, he could think of little else he would’ve liked less. Last summer, he’d been eager to escape Nashville and the memories of war, and he’d welcomed the diversion of Europe—and of Cara Netta, he realized with discomfort.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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