Virginia Henley
““Males can never be fully trusted, William. If the queen desires you to wear her favor in the tournament, how can I be sure you will wear my scarf tucked against your heart?” Cat teased.
“It’s there now—feel,” he urged huskily.
“Let the queen feel you,” she mocked.
“I do,” he said outrageously. “That’s why I’m her favorite.”
“And here’s me thinking it was your dactyl pentameter that held her in thrall.” Cat often indulged in racy badinage with Pembroke; banter kept him at arm’s length. She move...d away and changed the subject. “Which play are the Globe Players presenting after the tournament?”
“Love’s Labour’s Lost. I think you’ll enjoy it.”
“Ah, but it isn’t me you have to please; it’s Elizabeth.”
“Do I please you, Catherine?”
“What an odd thing to say. I wouldn’t have given you my favor otherwise, my lord.”
“And will you favor me with a yes when I pop the question?”
“I might be persuaded to bestow my hand and my affection upon the Champion of the Tourney.MoreLess
“It’s there now—feel,” he urged huskily.
“Let the queen feel you,” she mocked.
“I do,” he said outrageously. “That’s why I’m her favorite.”
“And here’s me thinking it was your dactyl pentameter that held her in thrall.” Cat often indulged in racy badinage with Pembroke; banter kept him at arm’s length. She move...d away and changed the subject. “Which play are the Globe Players presenting after the tournament?”
“Love’s Labour’s Lost. I think you’ll enjoy it.”
“Ah, but it isn’t me you have to please; it’s Elizabeth.”
“Do I please you, Catherine?”
“What an odd thing to say. I wouldn’t have given you my favor otherwise, my lord.”
“And will you favor me with a yes when I pop the question?”
“I might be persuaded to bestow my hand and my affection upon the Champion of the Tourney.MoreLess
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