As You Wish (1999)
“Phoebe said to David. She looked across the drawing room, where the young woman sat with Lord Solebury and the Harlowes. “Still, I fancy there is more to her story than she willingly admits.”
“Unquestionably.” He watched Leah (he could only think of her by her given name now) as she laughed at something his father said. Her eyes sparkled, and Solebury grinned back, clearly entranced. David rolled his own eyes and forced his attention to Phoebe. “You, too, noticed the flaw in her story?”
“...The flaw?” Her gaze darted to his. “Why, no. I only observed that she spoke in a halting manner. What did she say that you found amiss?”
“She failed to explain a rather important point. According to her story, she fell into the spring while trying to get a drink, but when I found her she was wearing only a shift. I don’t know of many young ladies who travel in such a state of deshabille, do you?”
“Oh, David, I forgot about that.” Phoebe put a hand up over her mouth. “Good Lord, there is only one conclusion to draw. She must have been ravished. The thought is too dreadful, but it would explain everything--her disoriented state of mind, the fact that we could not find the rest of her clothing near the spring .MoreLess
“Unquestionably.” He watched Leah (he could only think of her by her given name now) as she laughed at something his father said. Her eyes sparkled, and Solebury grinned back, clearly entranced. David rolled his own eyes and forced his attention to Phoebe. “You, too, noticed the flaw in her story?”
“...The flaw?” Her gaze darted to his. “Why, no. I only observed that she spoke in a halting manner. What did she say that you found amiss?”
“She failed to explain a rather important point. According to her story, she fell into the spring while trying to get a drink, but when I found her she was wearing only a shift. I don’t know of many young ladies who travel in such a state of deshabille, do you?”
“Oh, David, I forgot about that.” Phoebe put a hand up over her mouth. “Good Lord, there is only one conclusion to draw. She must have been ravished. The thought is too dreadful, but it would explain everything--her disoriented state of mind, the fact that we could not find the rest of her clothing near the spring .MoreLess
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