A Groom of One's Own by Rodale Maya

Author:Rodale, Maya [Rodale, Maya]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2010-06-15T14:00:00+00:00

White’s Gentlemen’s Club

Brandon’s intentions were to proceed directly from Parliament to the archbishop, but he took a detour by way of White’s. He found a seat in the front room, near the famous bow window. And then, instead of coffee, he had brandy. Rather than silence, he accepted Roxbury’s company.

Thus, he drank in the afternoon, kept company with persons of dubious morals, and lusted after unsuitable women—all to prove to himself that he could be a bit rakish, a bit dangerous, and not at all dull.

“How fares the grand plans for the wedding of the year?” Roxbury asked.

“I am happy to say that I know not,” Brandon said, taking a sip.

“The lengths a man will go to for a woman! I thought duels might be the worst of it, but to endure a discussion on flowers . . .” said Roxbury with a grin.

“That is behind us now, thank God.”

“And what of your infatuation with the Writing Girl? Actually, I see that you are drinking brandy in the afternoon, so I know exactly how things stand.”

“I’m eager to hear it.”

“Your attraction to her is becoming so strong that you are beginning to crack under the strain of suppressing it,” Roxbury stated.

“For someone who has never indulged in a deeper emotion or thought in your life, that was remarkably perceptive and astute,” Brandon conceded.

“Because I live my life to avoid the pressures of restraint, I’ve learned to identify the symptoms in others to ensure I never suffer the same,” Roxbury declared.

“Congratulations,” Brandon said. “And how is your dilemma? Any closer to resolution?”

“No. I have thus far managed to avoid a definitive answer whenever Lady Belmont or Lady Derby asks me about escorting them to your wedding. But either way I’m doomed. I suppose I shall have to break it off with both of them, but just before the ceremony . . .”

“Oh, the troubles you have.”

“Identical to yours. Deciding between two females,” Roxbury mused. “It could be worse.”

“My decision has already been made,” Brandon declared. “The contracts have been signed.”

With that fact already burning in his gut, he downed the rest of his drink. “And now, I have account books to manage.”

“Duty calls. At the very least, you are drunk for it. You’ll be as debauched as the rest of us in no time at all,” Roxbury called after him as he walked out of the club and headed toward Hamilton House.

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