The Perfect Duke
““Let’s sit for a while. I’m weary of shopping.”
They approached the ornate seat located near St. Mary-Le-Bow’s church. Papa admired Wren’s design, based on the Basilica of Maxentius at Rome, but she loved the dragon weathercock on the steeple. As a child, she used to imagine it would come to life at night and soar the skies, returning to its perch during the day.
They sat. She tried to pretend to an interest in the hawkers selling their wares. A fruit vendor stood closest to them. She could alm...ost smell the lemons and oranges over the baked goods and less agreeable odors.
“Well?” Tess had that determined tinge to her voice.
Cara sighed and turned to her friend, who appeared very regal in her yellow-and-white-striped gown with its matching hat.
“What’s wrong?” Tess raised her eyebrow. “You haven’t been the same since you returned from your post as a governess. Didn’t things go well with your duke?”
“He’s not my duke.” She tried to keep the disappointment out of her voice.MoreLess
They approached the ornate seat located near St. Mary-Le-Bow’s church. Papa admired Wren’s design, based on the Basilica of Maxentius at Rome, but she loved the dragon weathercock on the steeple. As a child, she used to imagine it would come to life at night and soar the skies, returning to its perch during the day.
They sat. She tried to pretend to an interest in the hawkers selling their wares. A fruit vendor stood closest to them. She could alm...ost smell the lemons and oranges over the baked goods and less agreeable odors.
“Well?” Tess had that determined tinge to her voice.
Cara sighed and turned to her friend, who appeared very regal in her yellow-and-white-striped gown with its matching hat.
“What’s wrong?” Tess raised her eyebrow. “You haven’t been the same since you returned from your post as a governess. Didn’t things go well with your duke?”
“He’s not my duke.” She tried to keep the disappointment out of her voice.MoreLess
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