Upon refusing her second proposal of marriage from Eloise Bridgerton to her brother Benedict, Which is why I’m sure you will understand why I could not accept Lord Wescott’s offer. But most of all, she’d had enough of herself, of feeling so out of control, so helpless against the tides of her life.Īnthony nodded and grunted, still chewing the solitary piece of chicken that Colin had missed.Īnd he must have heard the crack in her voice, the hollow note that choked on the syllables, because he stood immediately and said, “Of course.”Įloise had never been so glad to see the inside of a carriage in all her life. She’d had enough of them all, of everything, of men, of marriage, of broken legs and empty wine bottles. It seemed a fairly straightforward decision.” “It was either drink with them or let them break my legs. There were four bottles of wine littered among the remains of supper. He didn’t seem to know the answer to that.Įloise looked over at the table. “Only three.” He stopped, considered that. “Right,” he said, nodding, but still not saying anything more. “Or at least,” she tried desperately, searching for something that might be even loosely interpreted as a compliment, “if not a reason other, then perhaps a reason in addition.” “Right,” he said slowly, in that way men do when they are trying to cover up the fact that they’re not sure what to say. “That’s not all they would do,” she grumbled, “but even so, a lady might like to think she’s been chosen for a reason other than osteopathic health.” “They really will break my legs if I don’t.”
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |