Fallen Angel

Authors: Charlotte Louise Dolan

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“Kirkson said, taking Gabriel’s coat. “I have put her in the rose salon.”“Calling before noon again,” Gabriel said mockingly when he joined his aunt. “Have you come about yet another unbreakable family tradition that I have broken?”“I will not have it, Sherington,” she said, her jowls shaking with rage. “I will not have it, do you hear?”“I hear, but I confess I haven’t the slightest idea what you are talking about this time.”“It is scandalous—scandalous—and you must put a stop to it at once. It ...is unsupportable.”“Have you been nipping at my brandy again, Aunt Cudmore?” Gabriel held the decanter up to eye level, as if estimating the amount remaining.“As if a Rainsford would ally himself with such a nobody. Why her father is only a knight, and I doubt if her dowry is above a thousand pounds.”Gabriel now understood the nature of his aunt’s errand, and he no longer felt the slightest urge to tease her. “You are speaking of Miss Jolliffe, I presume?”“It is so utterly preposterous—everyone is linking her name with yours.MoreLess Read More Read Less