Dark Fires
“The Earl of Raversford stood closeted with his sister, the Countess of Braddock, in her drawing room. They were fighting.“You are out of your mind!” the blond countess cried.“I am not out of my mind,” Lindley replied calmly. “What is the problem?”“It’s the last minute! The party is tomorrow night!”“You are a snob,” he said cruelly.She groaned with frustration.“Invite him,” Lindley said. “Invite Shelton. You can say that you only just learned of his arrival in London. Besides, it’s the truth.”“W...hy must I be the one?” she cried. “You saw how it was tonight. Everyone cut him. John—”“Have you no heart at all?” Lindley demanded. “He has not a single friend here!”“And you have too much heart! After what he did to you! And you his only friend! How can you still harbor a kind thought toward him!”“You must be the first to invite him.”“It will be a disaster!”“He is strong. He can handle it. Eventually the gossip will die and attitudes will change.”His tone changed, softened, cajoled.MoreLess
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