The Fatal Fashione (2014)
“She was still distressed by how shaken the Greshams had been that their child had been in the vicinity of a murder. They had insisted on taking her home. The queen had acquiesced but told them she would call on them at Gresham House on the morrow to see how Marie was doing. And, for now, Meg had agreed Sally could go with them; the child was pleased she could earn some wages. That Sally was safe and chose to stay a while in London had been conveyed to her adoptive parents by royal courier.
...The queen tried to buck herself up as Dauntsey rose from a smooth, deep bow. A daunting task, she thought, and almost giggled at her pun.’S blood, she was exhausted—and at midmorn, she scolded herself—if she found amusement in any of this mess. Had she caught this dreadful punning malady from Hosea Cantwell?
“I have had good report of your skills from Lord Paulet,” she told Dauntsey. “Whatever has passed between you and my royal family in the past, I have need of your service now.”MoreLess
...The queen tried to buck herself up as Dauntsey rose from a smooth, deep bow. A daunting task, she thought, and almost giggled at her pun.’S blood, she was exhausted—and at midmorn, she scolded herself—if she found amusement in any of this mess. Had she caught this dreadful punning malady from Hosea Cantwell?
“I have had good report of your skills from Lord Paulet,” she told Dauntsey. “Whatever has passed between you and my royal family in the past, I have need of your service now.”MoreLess
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