An Heir of Uncertainty
“—Edward Young The next day was market day in the neighboring town of Malton, and Win decided to take Freddie and Julia with him and see what diversions the town had to offer. He was also hoping, though he kept the thought to himself, that at some point he might leave Julia in Freddie’s care for a few minutes and make discreet inquiries into the possibility of engaging a little paid female companionship before he left for Hampshire.
Perhaps some time with an agreeable fille de joie might hel...p dispel the sense of restless dissatisfaction that had taken hold of him. Whatever the reason—whether it was the disappointment of learning he might not inherit after all, the set-down he’d received from Lady Radbourne, or simply the nagging sense of inadequacy that had been plaguing him since Harriet’s death—he could feel himself slipping into a funk. Now he was even having trouble concentrating.
He’d spent the previous evening in the study, going over Belryth Abbey’s account books.MoreLess
Perhaps some time with an agreeable fille de joie might hel...p dispel the sense of restless dissatisfaction that had taken hold of him. Whatever the reason—whether it was the disappointment of learning he might not inherit after all, the set-down he’d received from Lady Radbourne, or simply the nagging sense of inadequacy that had been plaguing him since Harriet’s death—he could feel himself slipping into a funk. Now he was even having trouble concentrating.
He’d spent the previous evening in the study, going over Belryth Abbey’s account books.MoreLess
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