Seducing the Governess
“And Emmy was content, sitting on her bed and watching while her new nursemaid unfolded all her old clothes to make assessments of which dresses were salvageable and which ought to be given away.Mercy felt like an extra thumb, in every way. She was barely an adequate teacher, and she was surely not the kind of wife Nash needed.“I can use these old dresses to make you a brand-new frock, Lady Emmaline.” Ruthie held up two gowns that were made of complementary cloths. “Until your uncle . . .” She t...urned to Mercy. “Have we any funds for new cloth?”Mercy gave a quick shake of her head. “We’ll have to ask Lord Ashby.” But she knew the answer. There would be no funds unless Nash married Miss Carew.Tears welled in her eyes and she walked to the window to wipe them away without calling attention to her distress.She had given herself to a man who could not marry her. In spite of his denials, Mercy knew that Nash had commitments and responsibilities, none of which could include her.She was dismayed by her lapse in the morals she’d been taught, in the principles governing decent behavior, and in her own good sense.MoreLess
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