The Wedding Affair
“He was standing next to a termagant who had a tongue so sharp that she could flay a squirrel without using a knife. He had half a gallon of grape juice soaking his buckskins and staining his neckcloth. Even his horse seemed embarrassed to be seen with him, for the gelding tugged at the reins, anxious to be off.And perhaps most annoying of all, Lucinda Stone had had the brass to laugh at him.Simon tipped his head back so he could level a cold stare at her. Lady Stone might be his sister’s godmot...her and his mother’s friend, but she stood in no special place with him, and the sooner she realized it, the better.“I see you’ve finally learned to appreciate your own consequence, Somervale,” Lady Stone went on blithely. “Your mother will be pleased about that. You have quite a nice sneer—though it would be far more effective if you were still sitting on the back of your horse so you could literally look down your nose at me.”She was right, and her tone was so sly that Simon couldn’t help but burst out laughing.The woman standing next to him, so close his hand still hovered under her elbow, took a step back as if she was startled by the sound.“Even dukes laugh now and then,”MoreLess
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