Secrets of a Viscount
“Unfortunately, though she couldn’t see Tilde, it did not mean she or her announcement actually went away.
She tossed the pillow off. “Can you please tell everyone that I’m unwell and in need of some time to recuperate?”
The young housemaid that Mrs. Finch had ordered to come up and inform Isabelle that a gentleman caller was here to see her shook her head wildly, her eyes wide. “I cannot lie,” she whispered in a strong French accent. “It is not allowed.”
Isabelle wanted to groan. Wh...y did Mrs. Finch have to hire a maid who had been raised in a convent? Sighing, she pushed her feet into her slippers and stood. “All right. Tell them I’ll be there in just a few moments, please.”
Tilde’s eyes narrowed on Isabelle and she bit her lip.
“Yes?”
“I won’t be lying, will I?”
“No. I’ll come.”
Looking relieved, the maid bobbed a curtsey and left the room.MoreLess
She tossed the pillow off. “Can you please tell everyone that I’m unwell and in need of some time to recuperate?”
The young housemaid that Mrs. Finch had ordered to come up and inform Isabelle that a gentleman caller was here to see her shook her head wildly, her eyes wide. “I cannot lie,” she whispered in a strong French accent. “It is not allowed.”
Isabelle wanted to groan. Wh...y did Mrs. Finch have to hire a maid who had been raised in a convent? Sighing, she pushed her feet into her slippers and stood. “All right. Tell them I’ll be there in just a few moments, please.”
Tilde’s eyes narrowed on Isabelle and she bit her lip.
“Yes?”
“I won’t be lying, will I?”
“No. I’ll come.”
Looking relieved, the maid bobbed a curtsey and left the room.MoreLess
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