The Baron And the Bluestocking
“But these pastimes failed to fill his days to his satisfaction. He had not seen Lady Virginia since the outing to the British Museum four days ago. Wondering if that was the lack in his life, he proceeded to visit her at Rose House.
“My lord, I was beginning to wonder if you had been called away!” she said, an unbecoming archness in her voice.
Already, he regretted coming. “I have been frightfully busy, I am afraid. How have you been occupying your time?”
“I have been very dull since my brother... left. Mother does not care to go out when he is not here.”
“Oh? Gone back to Dorset, has he?”
“Oh, no. He’s gone down to Chipping Norton to visit Miss Whitcombe-Hodge. Do not spread it about, but he has very high hopes of marrying her.”
Shock hit him full force like an arrow to his chest. Delacroix? To marry Hélène? No, it made no sense. Besides that, it was wrong. “Marrying Hélène . . . er Miss Whitcombe-Hodge? I did not realize . . .”
“He is smitten. I have never seen him this way.MoreLess
“My lord, I was beginning to wonder if you had been called away!” she said, an unbecoming archness in her voice.
Already, he regretted coming. “I have been frightfully busy, I am afraid. How have you been occupying your time?”
“I have been very dull since my brother... left. Mother does not care to go out when he is not here.”
“Oh? Gone back to Dorset, has he?”
“Oh, no. He’s gone down to Chipping Norton to visit Miss Whitcombe-Hodge. Do not spread it about, but he has very high hopes of marrying her.”
Shock hit him full force like an arrow to his chest. Delacroix? To marry Hélène? No, it made no sense. Besides that, it was wrong. “Marrying Hélène . . . er Miss Whitcombe-Hodge? I did not realize . . .”
“He is smitten. I have never seen him this way.MoreLess
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