To Love a Wicked Lord (2009)
“By the number of carriages arriving in the drive, Pippa thought the enormous house would be crowded to the doors and steeled herself for another night of her grandmother’s idea of frolic: food and drink, dancing and gossip, the entire house filled with the deafening noise of music, conversations, and shrill laughter.
But when they entered, the place was strangely still. There was the murmur of conversation and, in the background, a trio of string musicians from somewhere behind the ferns playin...g soft reflective melodies. The dance floor of the ballroom was filled with guests, most of a certain age. But none were dancing. Rather, they stood in small groups talking in lowered voices. At least, the English guests did. Pippa realized there must have been French citizens at other parties but she’d never particularly noticed them before. Now it was obvious. They were the ones who strolled the room, smiling broadly and talking in normal tones. They were the only ones who seemed in the mood for festivity.MoreLess
But when they entered, the place was strangely still. There was the murmur of conversation and, in the background, a trio of string musicians from somewhere behind the ferns playin...g soft reflective melodies. The dance floor of the ballroom was filled with guests, most of a certain age. But none were dancing. Rather, they stood in small groups talking in lowered voices. At least, the English guests did. Pippa realized there must have been French citizens at other parties but she’d never particularly noticed them before. Now it was obvious. They were the ones who strolled the room, smiling broadly and talking in normal tones. They were the only ones who seemed in the mood for festivity.MoreLess
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