England's Perfect Hero
“—The Monster, Frankenstein "Good morning, Miss Lucinda," Ballow said, pulling open the front door. "We didn't expect you back until luncheon.""Is the general home?" she asked brightly, wishing she had Robert's skill at evading inquiry, subtle or otherwise."He was called to a meeting at the Horse Guards, miss. May I have Albert bring you some tea?""Oh, no thank you. I'm going to go through some… I'll be in the general's office," she said, handing over her bonnet and shawl."Very good, miss."With ...a grimace Lucinda stepped past the butler and walked as casually as she could to her father's office. Just because she felt as jittery inside as if she'd drunk a dozen cups of coffee all full of sugar didn't mean she needed to make a spectacle of herself. It had just been a kiss—a kiss that should never have happened and one that had practically set her toes on fire, but only a kiss, nonetheless.The journals her father hadn't yet edited for his book lay in date order on a side table. Depending on how fast-moving a particular campaign had been, his notes could be very sketchy—hence his use of Geoffrey's recollections—or extremely thorough.MoreLess
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