Ageofinnocence (2014)
“On occasion, Lady Ford conspired to throw him together with the newest and brightest ton jewel, but Ferdie was either very clueless about his mother’s intentions or very adept at avoiding an association that might lead to matrimony.
He was too kind to hurt his mother, so he sidestepped any opportunities to be alone with her. The constant nudging, hinting and scheming irritated Ferdie but he attempted sanguinity rather than a curt, “Mother, mind your own business.”
So it came as rather a shock w...hen his father called him into the library of the family’s Hanover Square townhome one spring day to announce that Ferdie would be marrying the twice-widowed Paulette Whitfield, Duchess of Burnham.
“Paulette Whitfield?” Ferdie gritted his teeth and managed a reasonable restraint of the words he wanted to say. “Is this Mother’s idea?”
“No. It is not. It is time you marry, my boy, and the duchess is, without a doubt, one of the wealthiest women in Britain. She would make an excellent match.”MoreLess
He was too kind to hurt his mother, so he sidestepped any opportunities to be alone with her. The constant nudging, hinting and scheming irritated Ferdie but he attempted sanguinity rather than a curt, “Mother, mind your own business.”
So it came as rather a shock w...hen his father called him into the library of the family’s Hanover Square townhome one spring day to announce that Ferdie would be marrying the twice-widowed Paulette Whitfield, Duchess of Burnham.
“Paulette Whitfield?” Ferdie gritted his teeth and managed a reasonable restraint of the words he wanted to say. “Is this Mother’s idea?”
“No. It is not. It is time you marry, my boy, and the duchess is, without a doubt, one of the wealthiest women in Britain. She would make an excellent match.”MoreLess
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