Danse De La Folie
“James turned to his family to perform the introductions.
Clarissa was too stunned to speak. The world had begun to sparkle oddly.
A quiet voice came through it all, “Are you quite well, Miss Harlowe?”
It was he—Kitty’s brother. She couldn’t seem to find her knees to curtsey, or the words to utter a polite greeting. But he didn’t seem to expect an answer as he guided her to the nearest chair.
She roused herself enough to say, “I will be well, a moment only. It is just the heat in here.”
He did n...ot pester her with questions, each prefaced by a my mother says. She knew it was unfair—that Lord Wilburfolde meant the best—yet the contrast could not have been more devastating, and her eyes stung.
But no one was watching, or bothering her. The gentleman had turned obligingly away, permitting her to recover her poise.
Meanwhile, Kitty was exclaiming happily, “Ned! You, too?
What a wonderful surprise! How does this come about?”
“It was all my doing,” James said modestly, and at a cough, he said hastily, “Well, actually, Arden, here, played a small hand in the affair.”MoreLess
Clarissa was too stunned to speak. The world had begun to sparkle oddly.
A quiet voice came through it all, “Are you quite well, Miss Harlowe?”
It was he—Kitty’s brother. She couldn’t seem to find her knees to curtsey, or the words to utter a polite greeting. But he didn’t seem to expect an answer as he guided her to the nearest chair.
She roused herself enough to say, “I will be well, a moment only. It is just the heat in here.”
He did n...ot pester her with questions, each prefaced by a my mother says. She knew it was unfair—that Lord Wilburfolde meant the best—yet the contrast could not have been more devastating, and her eyes stung.
But no one was watching, or bothering her. The gentleman had turned obligingly away, permitting her to recover her poise.
Meanwhile, Kitty was exclaiming happily, “Ned! You, too?
What a wonderful surprise! How does this come about?”
“It was all my doing,” James said modestly, and at a cough, he said hastily, “Well, actually, Arden, here, played a small hand in the affair.”MoreLess
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