Three Graces
“‘I’m engaged!’ Carys said again, her eyes dancing with a light one rarely sees north of the Mediterranean. ‘Well, it’s not official yet. Obviously.’ She gave a half-laugh. ‘We haven’t told anyone and we haven’t got a ring yet but -’ ‘Carys! Have you gone absolutely mad? You’ve only just met this guy. God! I was with you. You were only talking to him for a few minutes. How could you possibly know him?’ ‘I know him better than I know anyone else. And you can trace his family back about eleven gen...erations if you want to. There are no skeletons in his English oak cupboards.’ She giggled at her own joke.
‘English oak-’ Louise’s nose was in danger of disappearing altogether if she scrunched it up any more. ‘Ah!’ she said at last. ‘I’m beginning to understand now. You’ve fallen in love with this man’s house, haven’t you? Just like Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice when she sees Darcy’s estate for the first time. Remember?’ ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’ ‘Oh, yes you do.MoreLess
‘English oak-’ Louise’s nose was in danger of disappearing altogether if she scrunched it up any more. ‘Ah!’ she said at last. ‘I’m beginning to understand now. You’ve fallen in love with this man’s house, haven’t you? Just like Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice when she sees Darcy’s estate for the first time. Remember?’ ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’ ‘Oh, yes you do.MoreLess
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