Scandal
“She had never seen such a display and inspite of her concerns she kept pausing to look up at each colorful flash. Cascades of light showered down from the heavens, the loud hissing explosions partially drowning out the crescendos of the energetic orchestra and the cheers of the crowds.It was a thrilling spectacle and Emily would have been thoroughly captivated if she had not had far more important matters on her hands."Lord love us, ma'am, I never saw anything like this back in Little Dippingto...n." Lizzie gazed in awe as another display of fire and light lit the night sky."Yes, I know, Lizzie. It is quite wonderful, but we must not linger. We must find the Dark Walk."" Tis way off at the far end of the grounds, ma'am," Lizzie said promptly. "Very dark and narrow it is, too, not like the one we're on now. Surrounded by trees and bushes, it is. Young ladies have been known to be carried off the walk, straight into the woods and ravished."Emily shot her maid a suspicious glance. "How would you know about the Dark Walk, Lizzie?""George the footman took me there the night you went to the Northcotes' ball," Lizzie confided with a cheerful grin.MoreLess
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