“LADY WHISTLEDOWN’S SOCIETY PAPERS, 2 MAY 1814 Later that night, after supper was done and the men went off to drink their port before rejoining the ladies with superior expressions on their faces, as if they had just talked about something weightier than which horse was likely to win the Royal Ascot; after the assembled company had played a sometime tedious and sometime hilarious round of charades; after Lady Bridgerton had cleared her throat and discreetly suggested that it might be time to tu...rn in; after the ladies had taken their candles and headed off to bed; after the gentlemen had presumably followed… Kate couldn’t sleep. Clearly, it was to be one of those stare-at-the-cracks-in the-ceiling sort of nights. Except that there were no cracks in the ceiling at Aubrey Hall. And the moon wasn’t even out, so there wasn’t any light filtering through the curtains, which meant that even if there were cracks, she wouldn’t be able to see them, and… Kate groaned as she pushed back her covers and rose to her feet.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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