The Lucky One (Brethren of the Coast #6)
“Soon the landscape yielded to clusters of structures, until the crowded streets of the city consumed the view beyond the windows. And while he found her delight infectious, all Dalton could wonder was what had possessed him to bring the delectable provincial to London.
“I shall drop you at your bachelor lodgings.” Dirk adjusted the lace trim of his sleeve. “And then Miss Harcourt and I will continue to Randolph House.”
“But Daphne is staying with me.” Yes, he knew it was wrong, but Dalton could... not bear to let her out of his sight. “I promised Robert I would care for her, so she is my charge.”
“That is out of the question.” His stuffy elder brother gave Dalton the look, which conveyed a wealth of recriminations and reproaches he knew too well. “You cannot quarter an unchaperoned, unwed woman of character. It is not done. And I doubt her sibling intended you to share your residence with her.”
“But these circumstances are unusual, and I shall hire a lady’s maid.”MoreLess
“I shall drop you at your bachelor lodgings.” Dirk adjusted the lace trim of his sleeve. “And then Miss Harcourt and I will continue to Randolph House.”
“But Daphne is staying with me.” Yes, he knew it was wrong, but Dalton could... not bear to let her out of his sight. “I promised Robert I would care for her, so she is my charge.”
“That is out of the question.” His stuffy elder brother gave Dalton the look, which conveyed a wealth of recriminations and reproaches he knew too well. “You cannot quarter an unchaperoned, unwed woman of character. It is not done. And I doubt her sibling intended you to share your residence with her.”
“But these circumstances are unusual, and I shall hire a lady’s maid.”MoreLess
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