The Husband Season
“When the interval came, their box was invaded by Reggie and Richard, followed soon afterwards by Lord Gorange, all vying for her favour, but she could not give her attention to any of them. And when Lord and Lady Martindale also arrived with Lucy, she felt she wanted to scream and run away.
‘Where is your brother?’ Lucy asked her. ‘I felt sure he would be here tonight and join us for supper afterwards. He promised to speak to Papa.’ ‘Some business cropped up he had to deal with,’ Sophie sai...d. ‘Perhaps he will join us later.’ ‘Did he tell you...?’ ‘That he had proposed, yes, he did.’ ‘I am so happy. I did not need to come to London to find the man of my dreams, did I?’ ‘So it would seem. I felicitate you.’ She tried to sound sincere and in any other circumstances she would have been pleased for them both, but at that moment all she could think of was that her brother had disappeared and very soon Lucy would have to be told.
‘What about you, Sophie?’ Lucy queried in a whisper.MoreLess
‘Where is your brother?’ Lucy asked her. ‘I felt sure he would be here tonight and join us for supper afterwards. He promised to speak to Papa.’ ‘Some business cropped up he had to deal with,’ Sophie sai...d. ‘Perhaps he will join us later.’ ‘Did he tell you...?’ ‘That he had proposed, yes, he did.’ ‘I am so happy. I did not need to come to London to find the man of my dreams, did I?’ ‘So it would seem. I felicitate you.’ She tried to sound sincere and in any other circumstances she would have been pleased for them both, but at that moment all she could think of was that her brother had disappeared and very soon Lucy would have to be told.
‘What about you, Sophie?’ Lucy queried in a whisper.MoreLess
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