Gosford's Daughter
“Half annoyed and half amused, Sorcha and Ailis put him to bed in the chamber hastily provided by Moray. A short time later, Ailis was about to retire and Sorcha was getting undressed when the earl knocked at their door. Signaling that Rob was already asleep, Sorcha stepped out into the hall. “Jamie approves,” she said in a low voice. “I thank you for your assistance. So would Rob, if he were sober enough to speak.”
Moray smiled indulgently. “I sensed Jamie would be more easily persuaded by you ...than by me. Every time I mentioned the subject, he diverted the conversation.”
“I can understand that,” Sorcha said dryly, recalling her own initial attempts. “Incidentally, if he should ever ask, Gavin Napier is an aged French tutor, withered as a prune.”
Moray made a wry face. “Hardly an apt description of the stalwart Napier.” He gave a little laugh, then sobered, and met Sorcha’s gaze head-on. “I must remain at court for a time. I offer my apologies for not being able to escort you and the others back to Edinburgh.”MoreLess
Moray smiled indulgently. “I sensed Jamie would be more easily persuaded by you ...than by me. Every time I mentioned the subject, he diverted the conversation.”
“I can understand that,” Sorcha said dryly, recalling her own initial attempts. “Incidentally, if he should ever ask, Gavin Napier is an aged French tutor, withered as a prune.”
Moray made a wry face. “Hardly an apt description of the stalwart Napier.” He gave a little laugh, then sobered, and met Sorcha’s gaze head-on. “I must remain at court for a time. I offer my apologies for not being able to escort you and the others back to Edinburgh.”MoreLess
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