A Taste of Temptation
“She extended paper to him. “I’ll give you time to read it.” The earl put his cup aside and quickly glanced at the paper. Olivia felt as if she were sitting on pins. She hadn’t seen the article, either.
“It mentions no names,” he said and returned the paper to her before glancing at Olivia again.
“How long do you think it will take before everyone knows her name?”
“Hundreds of scandals have surfaced over the years without names being printed.”
“Yes, but I’m sure you are aware that the names are ...almost always circulated by word of mouth, which is the worst kind of gossip.”
“I had hoped not to mention this, but now feel I must.
When I happened upon Miss Banning in my rooms she told me she was looking for a ghost. That’s not something most intelligent, rational people do. In order to spare her embarrassment, I didn’t mention this in front of the other ladies last night. I’m sure you wouldn’t want that kind of information about her known.”
Olivia pierced him with a hard glare.MoreLess
“It mentions no names,” he said and returned the paper to her before glancing at Olivia again.
“How long do you think it will take before everyone knows her name?”
“Hundreds of scandals have surfaced over the years without names being printed.”
“Yes, but I’m sure you are aware that the names are ...almost always circulated by word of mouth, which is the worst kind of gossip.”
“I had hoped not to mention this, but now feel I must.
When I happened upon Miss Banning in my rooms she told me she was looking for a ghost. That’s not something most intelligent, rational people do. In order to spare her embarrassment, I didn’t mention this in front of the other ladies last night. I’m sure you wouldn’t want that kind of information about her known.”
Olivia pierced him with a hard glare.MoreLess
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