Francesca (1992)
“It was enough to knock all memory of Lord Devane out of her head. Her caller was Lord Maundley, who came once a month to pay his respects. He was an austere gentleman, so totally unlike his rakish son that it was hard to believe they were any relation at all. He was tall and ascetically thin, with gray hair pulled back from a high forehead. On his last visit he had queried her about the entailed jewelry David had given her. She had explained that David kept charge of it and had not given it to ...her when he left for Spain. It was arranged that Lord Maundley would check at David’s bank to see if he had it put away in a safety box.
Francesca had heard no more about it, and assumed the jewelry was safe. It turned out Lord Maundley had recovered the case, but the star of the collection, a diamond necklace, was missing.
“I haven’t seen it since David left,” she said. “I wore it only twice—for my presentation at court and the ball Lady Maundley gave before David left.”
“I recall you were wearing it that evening.”MoreLess
Francesca had heard no more about it, and assumed the jewelry was safe. It turned out Lord Maundley had recovered the case, but the star of the collection, a diamond necklace, was missing.
“I haven’t seen it since David left,” she said. “I wore it only twice—for my presentation at court and the ball Lady Maundley gave before David left.”
“I recall you were wearing it that evening.”MoreLess
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