The Devil's Necklace
“Grace had been there, of course, on several different occasions with her aunt. The first time she had been surprised to discover the extent of Elvira Tweed’s wealth. Seacliff was the most magnificent house on the North Yorkshire coast, with fifty-odd bedchambers, a magnificent ballroom, a well-stocked library, several music rooms and what seemed an endless number of salons and parlors.
The wedding buffet was held in the gold salon, a magnificent room dominated by black marble columns and glossy... marble floors, black-and-gilt furnishings, and vases and rugs from the Orient. The salon had a row of tall windows that overlooked the sea, and while her aunt and Lady Tweed chatted amiably with Angus, and Ethan spoke to the vicar and his wife, Grace sought out young Freddie, who stood staring out at the incredible view.
The ocean stretched for miles, gray on a day that threatened rain, a brutal array of whitecaps stretching to the horizon. Thick black clouds rolled over the water, a bleak, grim day that matched her mood.MoreLess
The wedding buffet was held in the gold salon, a magnificent room dominated by black marble columns and glossy... marble floors, black-and-gilt furnishings, and vases and rugs from the Orient. The salon had a row of tall windows that overlooked the sea, and while her aunt and Lady Tweed chatted amiably with Angus, and Ethan spoke to the vicar and his wife, Grace sought out young Freddie, who stood staring out at the incredible view.
The ocean stretched for miles, gray on a day that threatened rain, a brutal array of whitecaps stretching to the horizon. Thick black clouds rolled over the water, a bleak, grim day that matched her mood.MoreLess
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