Countess By Coincidence
“Now that he had received her generous dowry, one of his first purchases was going to be a coach for her. He didn’t give a tuppence if he had a coach, but he could hardly ask the daughter of a duke to be conveyed around London in a public hack.
He also planned to do his dashed best to get back his coachman and groom. He'd need horses, too, and he had his eye on a stunning gelding to be offered at Tatt's.
He looked across Aldridge’s coach at his bride, who sat stiffly on the plush velvet seat. Were husbands and wives expected to sit on the same seat? Even though it wasn’t to be a real marriage, he supposed he ought to give the appearance of being married. This bloody woman he’d wed was not one bit of help in directing him how to act. She had not uttered a single word since they had entered the carriage.
Because he had no intentions of being properly married to her, the lady’s reticent nature should suit him very well. What could a prim maiden have to say that would interest him in any way?
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