Three Original Ladies 02 - Lord Trowbridge’s Angel
“The many golden stone quadrangles and their interior greenswards and flower gardens, together with the history of the colleges going back to medieval times, were awe inspiring. A cacophony of bells rang from college chapels as her party climbed the steps to Magdelen College’s tower for the best view. Lord Shrewsbury held her elbow as she ascended slowly and painfully. When they reached the top, Sophie surveyed the breathtaking view of the golden colleges, the circular, brick-domed Radcliffe Camera, the ancient Bodelian Library, and the Isis River with its pole punting students in their boats beneath the overhanging willows. It had been worth the climb.
“This is glorious!” she pronounced. “I think this is what a view of heaven will be like.”
Her sister and the duke were standing in another corner of the square tower. The baron took her hand as it rested on the parapet. Sophie pulled away and looked at him with reproach.
“Surely you must know how deeply I admire you, Miss Edwards,”
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