Veils of Silk
“Within a fortnight, if the legalities can be completed and there's a Christian clergyman available." Laura drew in her breath. "It seems so sudden. An hour ago I was a dedicated spinster and now I'm planning my wedding." Her brow furrowed as she thought. "But it does make sense to marry soon. There's an English missionary who comes to Baipur, and he should arrive within the next week. I'll have finished settling my affairs here so we can be off the day after the ceremony." His gaze slanted over... to her. For the first time, she realized that Ian always rode with her to his left, the side of his good eye, so that he could see her easily. "Do you prefer to travel fast and light or slow and comfortable?" he asked.
She grinned. "What if I tell you that I can't stir without twenty bullock carts and forty servants?" "If that's what Lady Falkirk wants," he said stoically.
"Goodness, you really are agreeable," she said, impressed. "But I prefer riding on horseback with few or no servants. Traveling in state makes me impatient, though Papa and I had to do it because of his position.MoreLess
She grinned. "What if I tell you that I can't stir without twenty bullock carts and forty servants?" "If that's what Lady Falkirk wants," he said stoically.
"Goodness, you really are agreeable," she said, impressed. "But I prefer riding on horseback with few or no servants. Traveling in state makes me impatient, though Papa and I had to do it because of his position.MoreLess
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