Whispers At Midnight
“Those who were staying the night, as was Amanda, lingered a few minutes more in the drawing room before they too bade one another good night and retired for the evening. Amanda was the last to climb the stairs, thinking it her duty as hostess to see the other guests settled before she went to her room.
“Oh, so there you are.” Gardner quickly tucked a folded paper into his coat pocket. “I thought you had gone up before me.”
“No,” she answered as she paused two steps below him. “I waited until th...e last of your tireless guests were gone.”
They shared a smile as Gardner stepped down beside her.
“A long-winded lot, are they not? But you have yourself to blame that the festivities lasted until this late hour.”
“Oh?”
“Indeed. Never has a more charming lady graced my table.” Gardner’s smile broadened into one of approval.
She nodded graciously. “It was a most pleasant evening. I hoped you were not disappointed.”
“Disappointed?” He grasped her hand lightly and lifted it to his lips.MoreLess
“Oh, so there you are.” Gardner quickly tucked a folded paper into his coat pocket. “I thought you had gone up before me.”
“No,” she answered as she paused two steps below him. “I waited until th...e last of your tireless guests were gone.”
They shared a smile as Gardner stepped down beside her.
“A long-winded lot, are they not? But you have yourself to blame that the festivities lasted until this late hour.”
“Oh?”
“Indeed. Never has a more charming lady graced my table.” Gardner’s smile broadened into one of approval.
She nodded graciously. “It was a most pleasant evening. I hoped you were not disappointed.”
“Disappointed?” He grasped her hand lightly and lifted it to his lips.MoreLess
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