Lord Suitor
“So far his campaign was going according to plan, and Tessa was nicely off kilter. He didn't think it would always be so, but while it was, he intended to enjoy it. He whistled as Judd helped him into his coat.
"I'm looking forward to tonight, Judd. A good strategist always plans properly, and as a strategist, I am the best." He slipped on his signet and walked to the door. "I will be back after Vauxhall, and then I will be going out almost immediately. I won't suggest you don't wait up for my first return, when I'll need plainer clothes like I'd wear at the Hall. However, you will not wait up for my second. I trust I make myself clear?" Judd nodded glumly, but Nat knew he was too good a valet to openly argue. He'd make his feelings clear in other ways later.
"Judd, in deference of your aching joints, and your, how shall I put this delicately, advancing years, you either take my advice and reduce the late nights, or I'll have to seriously think about a new valet." Nat surmised Judd wou...ldn't see sixty again.MoreLess
"I'm looking forward to tonight, Judd. A good strategist always plans properly, and as a strategist, I am the best." He slipped on his signet and walked to the door. "I will be back after Vauxhall, and then I will be going out almost immediately. I won't suggest you don't wait up for my first return, when I'll need plainer clothes like I'd wear at the Hall. However, you will not wait up for my second. I trust I make myself clear?" Judd nodded glumly, but Nat knew he was too good a valet to openly argue. He'd make his feelings clear in other ways later.
"Judd, in deference of your aching joints, and your, how shall I put this delicately, advancing years, you either take my advice and reduce the late nights, or I'll have to seriously think about a new valet." Nat surmised Judd wou...ldn't see sixty again.MoreLess
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