Swept Away
“Anna said, smiling behind her mask. “‘A merry wanderer of the night’.”
“I feel like an idiot and I intend to hang Fysh by his ballocks when this is over.”
“I thought he did a fine job filling my request, considering he barely had two days to arrange everything.”
"Your request? This was your idea?" Anna ignored the glowering look in the dark eyes and merely smiled.
They rode in silence through the London streets, weaving their way towards the west end and Pall Mall. When they arrived, there ...was still a queue of carriages lined up at the gates, waiting to enter the forecourt of Carleton House. Anna had not been at the regent’s residence for a year or more and could not help but wonder if the prince, who was gaining a reputation for renovating the entire premises each time a new architect came into fashion, had changed the interior décor yet again.
Even in the forecourt there was an air of festivity, with lanterns strung from every post and pillar, swagged in the branches of the trees, set into pots in the elaborate formal gardens.MoreLess
“I feel like an idiot and I intend to hang Fysh by his ballocks when this is over.”
“I thought he did a fine job filling my request, considering he barely had two days to arrange everything.”
"Your request? This was your idea?" Anna ignored the glowering look in the dark eyes and merely smiled.
They rode in silence through the London streets, weaving their way towards the west end and Pall Mall. When they arrived, there ...was still a queue of carriages lined up at the gates, waiting to enter the forecourt of Carleton House. Anna had not been at the regent’s residence for a year or more and could not help but wonder if the prince, who was gaining a reputation for renovating the entire premises each time a new architect came into fashion, had changed the interior décor yet again.
Even in the forecourt there was an air of festivity, with lanterns strung from every post and pillar, swagged in the branches of the trees, set into pots in the elaborate formal gardens.MoreLess
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