Rescuing Rosalind (Three Original Ladies And Their Gentlemen)
“To his pleasure, Rosalind was serving as a substitute for Sukey Braithwaite, her aunt’s companion. But she had nothing to say to him and pointedly avoided his eyes.
In his sitting room over a brandy last night, he had gone over the scene at the rout and realized all was altered between them. The sight of her slight form, crown of auburn hair, and lively turquoise eyes had caused his heart to behave like a schoolboy’s. Their sudden awareness of each other as man and woman could only traverse in one direction with honor. Rosalind’s striking out at him proved she did not welcome it. Surely he could not have fallen in love with such a prickly hedgehog! Why was she so determined to fight with him? How could he disarm her?
He was enjoying watching her today. Whenever a woman or child appeared in the queue before her, she always spoke bright and soothing words to them.
“Show me your doll, dear. What is her name? Gwendolyn? How lovely.”
“Oh, it looks like you have lost some teeth! You must be... about six years old.MoreLess
In his sitting room over a brandy last night, he had gone over the scene at the rout and realized all was altered between them. The sight of her slight form, crown of auburn hair, and lively turquoise eyes had caused his heart to behave like a schoolboy’s. Their sudden awareness of each other as man and woman could only traverse in one direction with honor. Rosalind’s striking out at him proved she did not welcome it. Surely he could not have fallen in love with such a prickly hedgehog! Why was she so determined to fight with him? How could he disarm her?
He was enjoying watching her today. Whenever a woman or child appeared in the queue before her, she always spoke bright and soothing words to them.
“Show me your doll, dear. What is her name? Gwendolyn? How lovely.”
“Oh, it looks like you have lost some teeth! You must be... about six years old.MoreLess
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