The Courtesan's Wager
“George Blakesley said in the least hopeful tone imaginable.
“Optimist,” Iveston said from his slouch on the sofa in the second floor sitting room.
“Worse,” Cranleigh said in a mumble of ill humor. “Liar.”
It was the family sitting room, closed to all but those closest to the family, which meant a paltry fifty or so persons had ever seen it. In a house such as Hyde House, which took up a sizeable portion of Piccadilly Street and was therefore open to frequent large gatherings during ...the Season, the rooms in a house that were not under the public gaze were few indeed. The boys, that is to say, the sons of the fourth Duke of Hyde, spent considerable time in the family sitting room. In consequence, the room had a more than shabby appearance that their mother commented upon at every opportunity, yet she had relinquished the space to them fully, if not gracefully.
The room, large enough to be comfortable for the five of them and yet small enough to encourage intimacy, had the benefit of a southern exposure and a fireplace that drew cleanly and evenly.MoreLess
“Optimist,” Iveston said from his slouch on the sofa in the second floor sitting room.
“Worse,” Cranleigh said in a mumble of ill humor. “Liar.”
It was the family sitting room, closed to all but those closest to the family, which meant a paltry fifty or so persons had ever seen it. In a house such as Hyde House, which took up a sizeable portion of Piccadilly Street and was therefore open to frequent large gatherings during ...the Season, the rooms in a house that were not under the public gaze were few indeed. The boys, that is to say, the sons of the fourth Duke of Hyde, spent considerable time in the family sitting room. In consequence, the room had a more than shabby appearance that their mother commented upon at every opportunity, yet she had relinquished the space to them fully, if not gracefully.
The room, large enough to be comfortable for the five of them and yet small enough to encourage intimacy, had the benefit of a southern exposure and a fireplace that drew cleanly and evenly.MoreLess
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