A Wicked Gentleman (2007)
“Apart from his rather fearsome great-aunt, the duchess of Gracechurch, his experience with elderly ladies hitherto had been confined to his grandmother and two maiden aunts. Since they had all doted upon him in his boyhood, very little effort had been required to persuade them to do anything for him. He could reasonably expect that Lady Livia would not give him this advantage. But there must be some lever he could pull.
He cut into his sirloin. If he knew a little more about her and her circums...tances, it would help, but Masters had had almost no information beyond the address on the letter. He’d somehow fixed upon a mental image of the lady as an elderly, reclusive, country spinster, but what of the children? They didn’t fit the image at all. But surely, if there was a husband on the scene, Masters would have known of it. Could she be a widow?
He reached for his coffee. Presumably all would be revealed at his first meeting with the lady, and he would adapt his approach according to the circumstances he found.MoreLess
He cut into his sirloin. If he knew a little more about her and her circums...tances, it would help, but Masters had had almost no information beyond the address on the letter. He’d somehow fixed upon a mental image of the lady as an elderly, reclusive, country spinster, but what of the children? They didn’t fit the image at all. But surely, if there was a husband on the scene, Masters would have known of it. Could she be a widow?
He reached for his coffee. Presumably all would be revealed at his first meeting with the lady, and he would adapt his approach according to the circumstances he found.MoreLess
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