Lady Harriet's Unusual Reward
“Oldbeck, this is Whittingham. We shared a room at Eton together.”
“And a few other things if memory serves correctly,” drawled his friend, nodding at Oldbeck in a friendly manner, before raising an eyebrow so slightly at Stephen that only a close observer would notice. A miniscule shake of the head on Stephen’s part was met with a smile for their new friend. “Terribly sorry to hear about your father, Oldbeck. Will you be taking up his seat in the House?”
“I do not know. I was invited but we hav...e not been to London since he died and…”
The poor fellow was getting flustered and looked to Stephen for help. Stephen gave him a reassuring grin and placed a hand on his shoulder.
“Time enough for that yet, Oldbeck. Parliament is barely finished for the Season. We can discuss it some other time. What are you drinking, Whittingham?”
“Claret.”
The man called over a footman and ordered drinks for the two newcomers and Stephen indicated a seat for William and took another. William fidgeted and for the first time Stephen wondered if this had been a good idea.MoreLess
“And a few other things if memory serves correctly,” drawled his friend, nodding at Oldbeck in a friendly manner, before raising an eyebrow so slightly at Stephen that only a close observer would notice. A miniscule shake of the head on Stephen’s part was met with a smile for their new friend. “Terribly sorry to hear about your father, Oldbeck. Will you be taking up his seat in the House?”
“I do not know. I was invited but we hav...e not been to London since he died and…”
The poor fellow was getting flustered and looked to Stephen for help. Stephen gave him a reassuring grin and placed a hand on his shoulder.
“Time enough for that yet, Oldbeck. Parliament is barely finished for the Season. We can discuss it some other time. What are you drinking, Whittingham?”
“Claret.”
The man called over a footman and ordered drinks for the two newcomers and Stephen indicated a seat for William and took another. William fidgeted and for the first time Stephen wondered if this had been a good idea.MoreLess
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