My Dearest Friend (Books We Love Regency Romance)
““Stefan’s—daughter!”
“Aye, sir.”
“Then she shall come home to Stovely, shall she not Jane?” he said quietly, turning to look at her and placing his hand over hers as it still rested on his shoulder.
“Most certainly, sir,” she responded. “She could become your ward. She could not wish for a better guardian, I’m sure.”
“As soon as I am able, I shall go to the Convent of Adoratricesa. She will not be left parentless in a foreign land. I am sure it is what Stefan would have wished.”...
Feeling his mission to be complete the sergeant rose. “When you are fit to leave, sir, I will send Proctor to you to guide you to the convent; he is a good man and can be relied on. It would be safer if Miss Chandler did not accompany you into Spain, you would not meet with any sympathy should you cross paths with the French. Indeed, sir, I would go with you myself but I am needed here.”MoreLess
“Aye, sir.”
“Then she shall come home to Stovely, shall she not Jane?” he said quietly, turning to look at her and placing his hand over hers as it still rested on his shoulder.
“Most certainly, sir,” she responded. “She could become your ward. She could not wish for a better guardian, I’m sure.”
“As soon as I am able, I shall go to the Convent of Adoratricesa. She will not be left parentless in a foreign land. I am sure it is what Stefan would have wished.”...
Feeling his mission to be complete the sergeant rose. “When you are fit to leave, sir, I will send Proctor to you to guide you to the convent; he is a good man and can be relied on. It would be safer if Miss Chandler did not accompany you into Spain, you would not meet with any sympathy should you cross paths with the French. Indeed, sir, I would go with you myself but I am needed here.”MoreLess
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