The Convenient Bride
“They both made excuses to Eleanor and Lucy assured her that delays were sometimes possible at the Corn Exchange, and that frequently people would go out afterwards to drink to a deal they had made.
She had never known that to happen, especially with Charles but it was preferable to lie, or Eleanor could take to her bed for days with a fit of the vapours.
As much as she didn’t feel like getting dressed for dinner, Lucy did go to her rooms to change so that things seemed as normal as poss...ible.
A knock came at her door before she had finished undressing and the Stark’s butler came in.
“I apologise for the interruption, Ma’am, but I have received a visitor at the servants’ entrance who is demanding to see you.”
“Me?”
“Yes, Ma’am. It is one of Lord Stark’s tenants.”
“Why on earth would he ask for me?”MoreLess
She had never known that to happen, especially with Charles but it was preferable to lie, or Eleanor could take to her bed for days with a fit of the vapours.
As much as she didn’t feel like getting dressed for dinner, Lucy did go to her rooms to change so that things seemed as normal as poss...ible.
A knock came at her door before she had finished undressing and the Stark’s butler came in.
“I apologise for the interruption, Ma’am, but I have received a visitor at the servants’ entrance who is demanding to see you.”
“Me?”
“Yes, Ma’am. It is one of Lord Stark’s tenants.”
“Why on earth would he ask for me?”MoreLess
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