Eloquence And Espionage
“He’d watched her family leave earlier, so he knew they could not interfere with his plans. Still, she took pains to leave precise instructions with the butler to inform them that she’d gone out and with whom.
“Making sure they know where to search for you?” he teased as he led her down to his waiting carriage, a shiny black barouche with brass appointments.
She cast him a glance. “Trying to forestall a scold. Besides, they would worry if they came home and found me missing.”
How different from ...his life. He’d been accountable to a tutor before leaving for Eton, but after his mother had died when he was nine, he’d been pretty much on his own.
Though of course his father dictated his overall actions. He didn’t see that as worry, precisely, more like ensuring the continuation of the Sinclair line.
He handed her into the carriage and told his driver where to go before joining her.
“What’s significant about Camden Place?” she asked.
Smart girl, but then he’d known that from the beginning.MoreLess
“Making sure they know where to search for you?” he teased as he led her down to his waiting carriage, a shiny black barouche with brass appointments.
She cast him a glance. “Trying to forestall a scold. Besides, they would worry if they came home and found me missing.”
How different from ...his life. He’d been accountable to a tutor before leaving for Eton, but after his mother had died when he was nine, he’d been pretty much on his own.
Though of course his father dictated his overall actions. He didn’t see that as worry, precisely, more like ensuring the continuation of the Sinclair line.
He handed her into the carriage and told his driver where to go before joining her.
“What’s significant about Camden Place?” she asked.
Smart girl, but then he’d known that from the beginning.MoreLess
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