A Rake's Vow
“What did she have against marriage?
Those questions revolved in Vane’s brain as he headed his horses down the London road. It was the second morning after Gerrard’s accident. Pronounced fit to travel, Gerrard sat on the box seat beside him, idly studying the scenery.
Vane didn’t even see his leader’s ears. He was too engrossed with thoughts of Patience, and the situation he now found himself in. The lady herself, with Minnie and Timms, was traveling in the carriage following his curricle; behin...d that, a pageant of hired coaches bore the rest of the Bellamy Hall household away from Bellamy Hall.
Sudden pressure on his left ankle made Vane glance down; he watched as Myst recurled herself against his left boot. Instead of joining Patience in the closed carriage, Myst had surprised her mistress and elected to ride with him. While he had nothing against cats, or youthful sprigs, Vane would readily have traded both his companions for Patience.
So he could interrogate her over her inexplicable stance.MoreLess
Those questions revolved in Vane’s brain as he headed his horses down the London road. It was the second morning after Gerrard’s accident. Pronounced fit to travel, Gerrard sat on the box seat beside him, idly studying the scenery.
Vane didn’t even see his leader’s ears. He was too engrossed with thoughts of Patience, and the situation he now found himself in. The lady herself, with Minnie and Timms, was traveling in the carriage following his curricle; behin...d that, a pageant of hired coaches bore the rest of the Bellamy Hall household away from Bellamy Hall.
Sudden pressure on his left ankle made Vane glance down; he watched as Myst recurled herself against his left boot. Instead of joining Patience in the closed carriage, Myst had surprised her mistress and elected to ride with him. While he had nothing against cats, or youthful sprigs, Vane would readily have traded both his companions for Patience.
So he could interrogate her over her inexplicable stance.MoreLess
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