A Reckless Promise (2016)
“Henderson recognize Clarice. She wants to hire her away from you.”
“From me? Whatever would make her think Clarice is my—oh, yes, of course. What else would she think? Do you know how annoying it is for women to have to move about in packs, it would seem, or have a maid in attendance? What would a maid do if the lady was attacked on the way to a withdrawing room, pull a hidden saber from some unknown pocket and slay him dead?”
“I’d rather like to see that. However, right now, were she privileged to see us, I’d imagine Mrs. Henderson would be thinking how strange that the so-handsome and kind viscount is currently occupied in a dark coach with the unknown-to-him blonde woman from the front row, with not a maid or chaperone in sight.”
Sadie nodded. She’d thought of that, belatedly, as she’d watched the duchess and Clarice following the duke out of the music room. They had dispensed with the idea of bringing along one of the maids, allowing the duke to act as chaperone, for b...oth Darby and Rigby had arrived separately.MoreLess
“From me? Whatever would make her think Clarice is my—oh, yes, of course. What else would she think? Do you know how annoying it is for women to have to move about in packs, it would seem, or have a maid in attendance? What would a maid do if the lady was attacked on the way to a withdrawing room, pull a hidden saber from some unknown pocket and slay him dead?”
“I’d rather like to see that. However, right now, were she privileged to see us, I’d imagine Mrs. Henderson would be thinking how strange that the so-handsome and kind viscount is currently occupied in a dark coach with the unknown-to-him blonde woman from the front row, with not a maid or chaperone in sight.”
Sadie nodded. She’d thought of that, belatedly, as she’d watched the duchess and Clarice following the duke out of the music room. They had dispensed with the idea of bringing along one of the maids, allowing the duke to act as chaperone, for b...oth Darby and Rigby had arrived separately.MoreLess
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