A Stroke of Luck (2014)
“Twitching at the tails of his cravat, Prestwick watched the two riders trot off down the drive, sorely tempted to set off on a journey of his own.
Preferably to Athens. Or perhaps Constantinople.
But no matter how far he traveled, thought the duke with a baleful grimace, he doubted he would be able to find any escape from the storm of emotions that the exasperating Miss Greeley had stirred up inside him.
Further tugging at the rumpled folds only knocked them more hopelessly askew. Abandoning th...e effort—as well as his fumblings to put some order to his own inner disarray—he turned on his heel and stalked toward the stable. A rousing gallop would wreak even more damage to his wardrobe, seeing as he was not dressed for riding, but the slap of the wind might help knock him back to his proper senses.
Head down, still mentally chastising himself for being a damnable fool, Prestwick collided with someone else who was moving at the same agitated pace—but in the opposite direction.
"S-sorry, sir." Nonny picked himself up and ducked to brush at the bits of mud and chaff clinging to his trousers.MoreLess
Preferably to Athens. Or perhaps Constantinople.
But no matter how far he traveled, thought the duke with a baleful grimace, he doubted he would be able to find any escape from the storm of emotions that the exasperating Miss Greeley had stirred up inside him.
Further tugging at the rumpled folds only knocked them more hopelessly askew. Abandoning th...e effort—as well as his fumblings to put some order to his own inner disarray—he turned on his heel and stalked toward the stable. A rousing gallop would wreak even more damage to his wardrobe, seeing as he was not dressed for riding, but the slap of the wind might help knock him back to his proper senses.
Head down, still mentally chastising himself for being a damnable fool, Prestwick collided with someone else who was moving at the same agitated pace—but in the opposite direction.
"S-sorry, sir." Nonny picked himself up and ducked to brush at the bits of mud and chaff clinging to his trousers.MoreLess
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