The Devil's Match
“It is far too impetuous. You are too young! I sent you to London to get a taste of the sophisticated world, to meet people, to dance, to attend the operas and plays. To mix and mingle, not to latch on to the first eligible, young man to come your way! You have so little experience of the world. How can you know that Hew is the one who will make you happy?”
“Because I love him, Papa, and he loves me!”
Vesta wailed. “Why should we wait? Just so that I am a year older?”
“Frankly, yes,” said Sir Ed...ward. “Much can change with time and maturity, including your feelings for Hew.”
“But, Papa! You don’t understand. He is already mine, and I am his. Forever.”
“Already?” He seemed to latch on to the significance of that one word. His eyes narrowed ominously. His mouth formed a grim line. “What do you mean by already, Vesta?”
She lowered her gaze and bit her lip. “I’m sorry to disappoint you, but it just happened. It was fated, you see.”
“Fated, my arse!” His voice boomed.MoreLess
“Because I love him, Papa, and he loves me!”
Vesta wailed. “Why should we wait? Just so that I am a year older?”
“Frankly, yes,” said Sir Ed...ward. “Much can change with time and maturity, including your feelings for Hew.”
“But, Papa! You don’t understand. He is already mine, and I am his. Forever.”
“Already?” He seemed to latch on to the significance of that one word. His eyes narrowed ominously. His mouth formed a grim line. “What do you mean by already, Vesta?”
She lowered her gaze and bit her lip. “I’m sorry to disappoint you, but it just happened. It was fated, you see.”
“Fated, my arse!” His voice boomed.MoreLess
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