Smuggler's Lady (2014)
“It was the first time he had ridden over since the day of the smugglers’ run, and his absence had been deliberate. He did not think he had mistaken Merrie’s pleasure in his visits, however hard she had concealed it beneath a mask of indifference. If she had missed him at all in the last three days, then it was possible she might be more receptive to what he had to say when he appeared unheralded. Receptive or no, his lordship was resolved that Merrie Trelawney would at least hear him out. Extri...cating her from her brothers would be the major problem.
As it happened, this proved less arduous than he had expected. Upon being shown into the morning room where he found the three brothers, he was instantly struck by their subdued, disconsolate mien. “What’s to do?” he inquired cheerfully, laying whip and gloves on the sofa table. “You all look as if you have lost a sovereign and found a penny.”
“Hugo and Merrie have quarreled,” Rob informed him glumly. “And now Merrie is as cross as two sticks.MoreLess
As it happened, this proved less arduous than he had expected. Upon being shown into the morning room where he found the three brothers, he was instantly struck by their subdued, disconsolate mien. “What’s to do?” he inquired cheerfully, laying whip and gloves on the sofa table. “You all look as if you have lost a sovereign and found a penny.”
“Hugo and Merrie have quarreled,” Rob informed him glumly. “And now Merrie is as cross as two sticks.MoreLess
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