Nina Coombs Pykare
“said Dezzie with a prodigious sigh. “How can she ever think the duke would make a good husband? Why, his own mama has declared he doesn’t believe in marriage!”
The young women had gathered in Penelope’s room before dinner. Licia sighed. With Mama elsewhere, deciding what to wear, Dezzie felt free to speak her mind. And that was usually far from enlightening.
Dezzie was getting more difficult to reason with. Alas, she seemed to be growing more and more like Mama.
“His grace is not a bad sort,” P...enelope observed from her place on the chaise longue. “He makes sense when he talks.” She cast Licia an amused look that said Dezzie often did not. “Yes, his grace knows what he’s about.”
Dezzie tossed her golden head, to the imminent danger of her artfully arranged curls. “Oh, he knows, all right. But he knows all the wrong things!”
Penelope gave her cousin a comforting smile. “I shouldn’t worry, Dezzie, dear. I don’t think even your mama can prevail upon Ravenworth to do what he doesn’t wish to do.”MoreLess
The young women had gathered in Penelope’s room before dinner. Licia sighed. With Mama elsewhere, deciding what to wear, Dezzie felt free to speak her mind. And that was usually far from enlightening.
Dezzie was getting more difficult to reason with. Alas, she seemed to be growing more and more like Mama.
“His grace is not a bad sort,” P...enelope observed from her place on the chaise longue. “He makes sense when he talks.” She cast Licia an amused look that said Dezzie often did not. “Yes, his grace knows what he’s about.”
Dezzie tossed her golden head, to the imminent danger of her artfully arranged curls. “Oh, he knows, all right. But he knows all the wrong things!”
Penelope gave her cousin a comforting smile. “I shouldn’t worry, Dezzie, dear. I don’t think even your mama can prevail upon Ravenworth to do what he doesn’t wish to do.”MoreLess
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