Along Came a Duke
“However, her ankle prevented her from even that bit of relief. With it propped on a pillow, she looked out over her prison and frowned.
While Daphne was there to keep her company, she sat bent over the desk, writing a letter that held all her interest, her arm curved around it. She wrote quickly and avidly, unlike her usually carefully crafted compositions.
Though she could hear the occasional sound of the bell ringing or her uncle stomping about below, no one ventured upstairs to see them. Not... even Eloisa, who was prone to gloating and would probably see this as a perfect opportunity.
Though it was good that she hadn’t, because Daphne had sworn that if Tabitha’s pert cousin rapped on the door, she would personally sew feathers into every bonnet the girl owned.
The only diversion had been from Harriet, who had spotted Roxley lounging against the streetlight across the way and had snuck downstairs to meet him, despite Lady Timmons’s threat that if one of them set foot outside their room, she would pack the lot of them home to Kempton in disgrace.MoreLess
While Daphne was there to keep her company, she sat bent over the desk, writing a letter that held all her interest, her arm curved around it. She wrote quickly and avidly, unlike her usually carefully crafted compositions.
Though she could hear the occasional sound of the bell ringing or her uncle stomping about below, no one ventured upstairs to see them. Not... even Eloisa, who was prone to gloating and would probably see this as a perfect opportunity.
Though it was good that she hadn’t, because Daphne had sworn that if Tabitha’s pert cousin rapped on the door, she would personally sew feathers into every bonnet the girl owned.
The only diversion had been from Harriet, who had spotted Roxley lounging against the streetlight across the way and had snuck downstairs to meet him, despite Lady Timmons’s threat that if one of them set foot outside their room, she would pack the lot of them home to Kempton in disgrace.MoreLess
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