“Whatever had she been thinking, telling Elinor and Minerva about Clifton and Mickey, and why the earl could not discover the boy’s existence? Too much claret and not enough common sense, she told herself. She’d spilled her secrets like the worst sort of turncoat agent. Her father would have been appalled at her behavior. But in the end, Minerva and Elinor had both agreed to her reasoning and, instead of being dismayed over her revelation, had hugged her close— well, Elinor had—and promised to h...elp her. We will endeavor to help each other, Minerva had insisted as they had teetered tipsily off to bed. But Lucy had to wonder if these sentiments would hold true in the cold light of day. Not that their servants had been informed of the detente that had been forged the night before. Lucy paused on the stairs as the beginnings of an argument between Minerva’s abigail and Elinor’s maid began in one of their rooms. Something over using the iron. And down further inside the house Clapp’s voice was rising in dismay over something, while even Mr.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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