La Petite Four
La Petite Four
“Emily finally sighted him through the crack in the shutters on Priscilla’s carriage window, as the coach stood parked just down the square from the Townsends.
“He’s coming out the door,” she said to the others seated around her.
As Daphne smothered a squeal, Priscilla rapped on the wooden panel above their heads. A moment later, the panel was slid aside, and the florid face of her family coachman appeared.
“You know what to do, Mr. Wells,” Priscilla said.
“Yes, miss.” He shut the panel; the coa...ch moved forward.
“What will we do if he notices us?” Ariadne whispered as if Lord Robert were standing just outside the door.
“He won’t,” Emily predicted. “How many brown carriages are there in London with unremarkable horses?” She glanced at Priscilla. “Sorry, Pris. You know what I mean.”
“That’s the first time,” Priscilla replied with a grin, “I’ve ever considered it a blessing.”
It was a considerable blessing. The way Lord Robert felt about carriages, he would have easily recognized His Grace’s with its ducal arms emblazoned on the door.MoreLess
“He’s coming out the door,” she said to the others seated around her.
As Daphne smothered a squeal, Priscilla rapped on the wooden panel above their heads. A moment later, the panel was slid aside, and the florid face of her family coachman appeared.
“You know what to do, Mr. Wells,” Priscilla said.
“Yes, miss.” He shut the panel; the coa...ch moved forward.
“What will we do if he notices us?” Ariadne whispered as if Lord Robert were standing just outside the door.
“He won’t,” Emily predicted. “How many brown carriages are there in London with unremarkable horses?” She glanced at Priscilla. “Sorry, Pris. You know what I mean.”
“That’s the first time,” Priscilla replied with a grin, “I’ve ever considered it a blessing.”
It was a considerable blessing. The way Lord Robert felt about carriages, he would have easily recognized His Grace’s with its ducal arms emblazoned on the door.MoreLess
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