The Rake's Redemption
“Suddenly Juliana Grenville looked up and cleared her throat to speak in a low, soft voice, “George…”
He appeared not to have noticed her, so she spoke louder, “Brother dear…” Then louder, “George!”
George Vane, fifth Baron Wentworth, continued to write, neither looking up nor betraying by even the smallest sign that he had heard. Indeed, his head of red-gold curls drooped even more intently over the estate papers littering the desk.
Juliana waited a moment more, but when she spied t...he deep furrow creasing her brother’s youthful brow, she rose to her feet, smoothed the folds of her second-best pink dimity morning dress, and crossed quickly to place her palms firmly onto the rim of the wide dark walnut desk. “George, Aunt Sophia and I are going to London. We plan to open Wentworth House for the Season.”
Still his hand continued moving across the papers, although he did briefly glance up at her.MoreLess
He appeared not to have noticed her, so she spoke louder, “Brother dear…” Then louder, “George!”
George Vane, fifth Baron Wentworth, continued to write, neither looking up nor betraying by even the smallest sign that he had heard. Indeed, his head of red-gold curls drooped even more intently over the estate papers littering the desk.
Juliana waited a moment more, but when she spied t...he deep furrow creasing her brother’s youthful brow, she rose to her feet, smoothed the folds of her second-best pink dimity morning dress, and crossed quickly to place her palms firmly onto the rim of the wide dark walnut desk. “George, Aunt Sophia and I are going to London. We plan to open Wentworth House for the Season.”
Still his hand continued moving across the papers, although he did briefly glance up at her.MoreLess
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