Fortune's Lady (2002)
“It was her cousin’s revelation that the marquess had recouped his family’s lost fortune at the gaming table. He needed to find funds in a hurry and gaming was the only way, Reggie had said.
What if she had a fortune all her own with no one— no father, no husband—holding the purse strings? The thought of such independence was dizzying. But perhaps now it was no longer an impossible dream. If the marquess had done it, and she had been able to beat the marquess, then surely, she too could win enou...gh to purchase a snug little estate somewhere where she could live on her own, in control of her own life, far from those who sought to influence her every action, or to fashion her in their own images. The marquess apparently had won enough to pay off mortgages on large estates; all she needed to be comfortable was one small manor house. Surely that could not be too difficult?
“Do pay attention. Althea, and tell me if you prefer the Gloucester hat to the Leghorn bonnet.” The Duchess of Clarendon’s voice broke in on her daughter’s reveries as they stood at the counter in one of Bond Street’s most elegant establishments.MoreLess
What if she had a fortune all her own with no one— no father, no husband—holding the purse strings? The thought of such independence was dizzying. But perhaps now it was no longer an impossible dream. If the marquess had done it, and she had been able to beat the marquess, then surely, she too could win enou...gh to purchase a snug little estate somewhere where she could live on her own, in control of her own life, far from those who sought to influence her every action, or to fashion her in their own images. The marquess apparently had won enough to pay off mortgages on large estates; all she needed to be comfortable was one small manor house. Surely that could not be too difficult?
“Do pay attention. Althea, and tell me if you prefer the Gloucester hat to the Leghorn bonnet.” The Duchess of Clarendon’s voice broke in on her daughter’s reveries as they stood at the counter in one of Bond Street’s most elegant establishments.MoreLess
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