Yield Not to Misfortune (The Underwood Mysteries book 5)
“– Those who cross the sea change the sky, not their characters In Hanbury, Verity was busier than ever and when she took the time to think about Underwood, it was with an undercurrent of resentment. Sir George Gratten was impatient for his portrait to be finished and added to that his colleague; the Magistrate Sir Alfred Dorrington had also commissioned a portrait. This, on the surface, seemed an innocuous request, but Verity knew, from long sittings with Sir George, when he confided much m...ore than he realized, that Sir Alfred was rather less a friend to Hanbury’s Constable, than a rival for his position of importance in the town. The recent elevation of the Constable to a knighthood had seriously impaired their relationship and when ‘Sir’ George asked to have his portrait painted, Sir Alfred immediately did likewise.
With these two overweening egos to contend with, Verity’s nerves were tauter than the strings on a violin, so the very last thing she had needed was two extra women living under her roof coupled with an absent husband.MoreLess
With these two overweening egos to contend with, Verity’s nerves were tauter than the strings on a violin, so the very last thing she had needed was two extra women living under her roof coupled with an absent husband.MoreLess
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