The Courtesan's Secret
“That the family was only very rarely gathered together at any one time, in any one location, had prompted his mother, Molly, many years ago now, to arrange for this annual celebratory dinner for Iveston.
Henry Blakesley had never missed it. None of his four brothers had. His father, who positively loathed evenings of this sort, wouldn't have thought of missing it.
The fact that Louisa was certain to be at the annual Hyde House celebration of Iveston's birth had no bearing at all upon Henry Blak...esley's intense anticipation for a dinner that was scheduled to begin in a mere hour. He was not yet dressed for dinner. Molly was not pleased.
"Blakes," she said sharply. Blakes was her pet name for him; it was with some relief that no one outside of the family had taken up the habit of it. "You are not dressed. I daresay that Louisa Kirkland is responsible." "I beg your pardon?" he said stiffly. Never once had his mother so much as mentioned Louisa's name to him, a fact he had taken particular pleasure in.MoreLess
Henry Blakesley had never missed it. None of his four brothers had. His father, who positively loathed evenings of this sort, wouldn't have thought of missing it.
The fact that Louisa was certain to be at the annual Hyde House celebration of Iveston's birth had no bearing at all upon Henry Blak...esley's intense anticipation for a dinner that was scheduled to begin in a mere hour. He was not yet dressed for dinner. Molly was not pleased.
"Blakes," she said sharply. Blakes was her pet name for him; it was with some relief that no one outside of the family had taken up the habit of it. "You are not dressed. I daresay that Louisa Kirkland is responsible." "I beg your pardon?" he said stiffly. Never once had his mother so much as mentioned Louisa's name to him, a fact he had taken particular pleasure in.MoreLess
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