The Gilded Fan (Choc Lit)
“Hopton had made several attempts on the town, but was rebuffed. When the Earl of Stamford was reported to be marching towards Exeter to relieve that town and those beyond, Hopton wisely decided to move on. He and his Cornishmen left on New Year’s Day.
‘Excellent! Now we can come and go as we please again,’ Uncle Marston was heard to comment.
For Midori the year’s beginning had not been as auspicious, however. She was called to her uncle’s study one gloomy January afternoon, wondering wh...y, as she’d already had her daily session with him.
‘You wanted to see me, Uncle?’ ‘Indeed. Tell me, what is this?’ Midori was surprised to see her uncle holding up the fan she’d given Temperance all those months ago. He looked for all the world as if he was grasping a viper, the way he held it between two fingers and at a distance from himself. ‘Why, it’s an old fan,’ she replied cautiously, wondering how it had come into his possession.MoreLess
‘Excellent! Now we can come and go as we please again,’ Uncle Marston was heard to comment.
For Midori the year’s beginning had not been as auspicious, however. She was called to her uncle’s study one gloomy January afternoon, wondering wh...y, as she’d already had her daily session with him.
‘You wanted to see me, Uncle?’ ‘Indeed. Tell me, what is this?’ Midori was surprised to see her uncle holding up the fan she’d given Temperance all those months ago. He looked for all the world as if he was grasping a viper, the way he held it between two fingers and at a distance from himself. ‘Why, it’s an old fan,’ she replied cautiously, wondering how it had come into his possession.MoreLess
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