A Scandalous Countess: a Novel of the Malloren World
“Georgia turned, feeling faint with relief, but she addressed Dracy with a touch of annoyance. “Ah, there you are, my lord. I thought you’d abandoned me.” “Never, Lady Maybury, I assure you.” She remembered that she shouldn’t encourage him toward a broken heart, but at the moment she was too weak to do anything but cling to his arm. He led her forward, but she held back. In the square room there were two lines and Sellerby was asking Miss Cranscourt to dance. The middle-aged lady was blushing...ly grateful, and Georgia waited until they took their places in the right-hand line before moving to join the left. “Lord Sellerby is to be avoided?” he murmured. “Eternally.” “I thought him a favorite of yours. Indeed, I’ve heard mention of an engagement.” “He lies!” Georgia heard it come out as a hiss. “Swords at dawn?” Dracy asked, amused, but then said, “I apologize. An unfortunate reference.” “Believe me, Dracy, I would punish Sellerby if I could.” “Peacock feathers at dawn, then.MoreLess
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