The Rake's Rainbow (1996)
“She needed this respite. Fate had forced another night together at the Blue Boar, for they could not engage a second room without precipitating the very scandal they sought to quash. At least he’d volunteered to sleep on the floor. They had returned to Sheldridge Corners the next morning.
Rumors of the accident abounded, and her family was appalled to discover that Caroline was involved. In deference to her pounding head, Thomas sent her to bed and himself informed the vicar of their situation....
They had agreed on a suitable tale: being somewhat disguised, he had fallen asleep slumped against her shoulder. This had led an elderly spinster to assume that they were man and wife. When the accident rendered them both unconscious, the good lady had so informed the innkeeper, who then assigned them a single room. Naturally, he was prepared to take Caroline to wife and would ride immediately to London to obtain a special license. The vicar was agreeable, so Thomas departed forthwith. She had not seen him again until their wedding in the vicarage parlor that very morning.MoreLess
Rumors of the accident abounded, and her family was appalled to discover that Caroline was involved. In deference to her pounding head, Thomas sent her to bed and himself informed the vicar of their situation....
They had agreed on a suitable tale: being somewhat disguised, he had fallen asleep slumped against her shoulder. This had led an elderly spinster to assume that they were man and wife. When the accident rendered them both unconscious, the good lady had so informed the innkeeper, who then assigned them a single room. Naturally, he was prepared to take Caroline to wife and would ride immediately to London to obtain a special license. The vicar was agreeable, so Thomas departed forthwith. She had not seen him again until their wedding in the vicarage parlor that very morning.MoreLess
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