When Falcons Fall
“It was the done thing, for a vicar’s wife to make a formal call on any ladies of stature visiting her husband’s parish. Typically, the vicar’s wife would leave a card and go away, never expecting to be honored with an actual visit. So Agnes Underwood was visibly stunned to be invited up to her ladyship’s private parlor.
The Reverend’s wife was a solidly built woman on the tall side, with a long, rectangular face and unmemorable features. She’d brought her husband a dowry of two hundred poun...ds a year, an additional income most welcome to a clergyman whose living could only be described as meager. And because she was inordinately proud of this fact, she made certain to impart the information to Hero within minutes of meeting her.
“I understand you had Emma Chance to tea,” said Hero, handing the vicar’s wife a cup of tea sweetened with three sugars.
“I did, yes. The Reverend invited her to the vicarage the first day she was here.MoreLess
The Reverend’s wife was a solidly built woman on the tall side, with a long, rectangular face and unmemorable features. She’d brought her husband a dowry of two hundred poun...ds a year, an additional income most welcome to a clergyman whose living could only be described as meager. And because she was inordinately proud of this fact, she made certain to impart the information to Hero within minutes of meeting her.
“I understand you had Emma Chance to tea,” said Hero, handing the vicar’s wife a cup of tea sweetened with three sugars.
“I did, yes. The Reverend invited her to the vicarage the first day she was here.MoreLess
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