Ruined By Rumor (2012)
Ruined By Rumor
“—William Shakespeare Roxana had always considered the Earl of Ayersley the most understated of gentlemen. He always dressed neatly and correctly, and in the most buttoned-up fashion. He spoke carefully, and usually only after some reflection. He went out of his way not to give offense. And he had never been one to heed gossip, much less to spread it.
Little wonder, then, that his pronouncement seized her attention. “What gossip?”
Ayersley looked down at his boots. “About you and me. Oli...ver—that is, Mr. Dean, my secretary—asked a few discreet questions following that stir in the churchyard. He heard a most disturbing rumor.”
“Yes? What is it?”
Ayersley glanced up. “He spoke to a young lady. You may remember her from the ball—a Miss Penn? She came with the Sherbournes.”
Roxana nodded. “Her mother was behind the unpleasantness this morning.”
“Perhaps Miss Penn didn’t realize Oliver was in my employ, or perhaps he simply has a knack for inviting confidences.MoreLess
Little wonder, then, that his pronouncement seized her attention. “What gossip?”
Ayersley looked down at his boots. “About you and me. Oli...ver—that is, Mr. Dean, my secretary—asked a few discreet questions following that stir in the churchyard. He heard a most disturbing rumor.”
“Yes? What is it?”
Ayersley glanced up. “He spoke to a young lady. You may remember her from the ball—a Miss Penn? She came with the Sherbournes.”
Roxana nodded. “Her mother was behind the unpleasantness this morning.”
“Perhaps Miss Penn didn’t realize Oliver was in my employ, or perhaps he simply has a knack for inviting confidences.MoreLess
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