The Unconventional Maiden (2011)
“She put down the sheets of paper and went through to the front of the building. A tall rangy figure of a man with sunburnt features and reddish-gold hair stood there. She thought he looked vaguely familiar and for a moment she was reminded of the king when he was a few years younger. Then she realised that she was being foolish to think that they could be kin for there was naught splendid about this man’s attire. He was dressed neatly, but there was no touch of the peacock about him.
‘You are M...istress Llewellyn?’ he asked, meeting her gaze.
Beth noticed that his eyes were more green than hazel and they contained a hint of disapproval. She hoped that she did not have a smudge of ink on her nose. ‘Aye, I am Beth Llewellyn,’ she said warmly. ‘Can I help you?’ ‘I have rather a large bone to pick with you,’ said the stranger.
‘I am sorry to hear it, sir,’ she said, surprised. ‘Will you explain what I have done to annoy you, Master—?’ ‘Nicholas Hurst,’ he replied, ‘and according to my brother, Christopher, you had the audacity to rewrite my words and plan to sell my journal in book form.’ Beth’s face lit up and she held out her hand.MoreLess
‘You are M...istress Llewellyn?’ he asked, meeting her gaze.
Beth noticed that his eyes were more green than hazel and they contained a hint of disapproval. She hoped that she did not have a smudge of ink on her nose. ‘Aye, I am Beth Llewellyn,’ she said warmly. ‘Can I help you?’ ‘I have rather a large bone to pick with you,’ said the stranger.
‘I am sorry to hear it, sir,’ she said, surprised. ‘Will you explain what I have done to annoy you, Master—?’ ‘Nicholas Hurst,’ he replied, ‘and according to my brother, Christopher, you had the audacity to rewrite my words and plan to sell my journal in book form.’ Beth’s face lit up and she held out her hand.MoreLess
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