Three Times a Bride
“By seven o’clock the next evening, Victoria was happier than she’d been in days—why, weeks! She labored over her toilette in a way that she hadn’t even done for her come-out ball. Indeed, she could scarcely sit still as her maid dressed her hair, twisting it into a smooth gold coil atop her crown. Her gown was of pale blue silk, long and flowing; beneath the high-waisted, low-cut bodice it fell in dozens of tiny pleats.
At last she was ready. As she descended the stairs, Miles was just exiting ...the library. When he saw her, he stopped short at the foot of the stairs. Victoria held her breath, for his gaze was riveted upward. She was half-afraid to glance at his face yet neither could she stop herself.
But then she could have pinched herself in sheer delight, for though he spoke not a word, it appeared he very much approved of what he saw.
She was suddenly very glad she had taken such pains with her appearance.
When she reached the last step, silently he extended his arm. Lightly she placed her fingers on his sleeve.MoreLess
At last she was ready. As she descended the stairs, Miles was just exiting ...the library. When he saw her, he stopped short at the foot of the stairs. Victoria held her breath, for his gaze was riveted upward. She was half-afraid to glance at his face yet neither could she stop herself.
But then she could have pinched herself in sheer delight, for though he spoke not a word, it appeared he very much approved of what he saw.
She was suddenly very glad she had taken such pains with her appearance.
When she reached the last step, silently he extended his arm. Lightly she placed her fingers on his sleeve.MoreLess
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