The Duke's Messenger
“Nell looked up at her aunt. “Did I not tell you so?”
“Of course you told me — that the Haveney man called it important, and that invisible duke thought so. But that did not convince me that the parcel contained anything but musty documents. I’ve seen plenty of them, you know, in Mr. Hastings’ office. He’s such a fuddy old thing. But honest, of course, or my husband would not have trusted him with his legal affairs.”
“Aunt, how can you think about some lawyer when I am quite undone.”
Phrynie bit... her lip. She recognized now, perhaps even better than Nell, the importance of the parcel. From the moment that Nell told her she had usurped her brother’s business, Phrynie had tried to convince herself that Tom would come along and relieve them of the burden. A burden, moreover, that Phrynie did not consider to be more than an excuse Nell was using to get them to Vienna.
Phrynie knew she was no better than Nell when it came to casting discretion to the winds in favor of a strong desire to be in Vienna.MoreLess
“Of course you told me — that the Haveney man called it important, and that invisible duke thought so. But that did not convince me that the parcel contained anything but musty documents. I’ve seen plenty of them, you know, in Mr. Hastings’ office. He’s such a fuddy old thing. But honest, of course, or my husband would not have trusted him with his legal affairs.”
“Aunt, how can you think about some lawyer when I am quite undone.”
Phrynie bit... her lip. She recognized now, perhaps even better than Nell, the importance of the parcel. From the moment that Nell told her she had usurped her brother’s business, Phrynie had tried to convince herself that Tom would come along and relieve them of the burden. A burden, moreover, that Phrynie did not consider to be more than an excuse Nell was using to get them to Vienna.
Phrynie knew she was no better than Nell when it came to casting discretion to the winds in favor of a strong desire to be in Vienna.MoreLess
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