A Lord for Miss Larkin by Carola Dunn

Author:Carola Dunn [Dunn, Carola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9780786289738
Publisher: Regency Reads
Published: 1991-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Regret was Alison’s first emotion when Lady Emma told her that Lord Deverill had nary a feather to fly with.

“If only I had known!” she exclaimed. “How shocking that my own cousin should be in need when I have so much of everything. Do you think he will be offended if I offer to help? There must be some tactful way to do it.”

“I hardly think your aunt will permit you to support the viscount with her money.”

Her face fell. “I had not thought. I daresay my two pounds a week will not go very far for a gentleman.”

“My dear, anything you give him will immediately vanish on the gaming tables. I did not want to tell you, but Philip met him in a gambling club.”

“But all gentlemen gamble. That does not mean Neil’s pockets are to let. Phil. . .Mr. Trevelyan himself was at the club, you just said so.”

“Though I cannot deny that most gentlemen gamble, Philip was there with a friend for quite another purpose. Nor is he guessing about the state of Deverill’s pockets. It seems your cousin admitted that he is purse-pinched.”

“There must be something I can do to help him!”

Lady Emma shrugged. “I doubt he will starve. He is a personable young man and a favourite with hostesses. As a peer, he cannot be imprisoned for debt.”

“If there is nothing I can do, why did Mr. Trevelyan tell you?”

“He wanted me to put you on your guard. I have told you that any young woman with your expectations is bound to be a target for fortune hunters.”

“Cousin Neil is not a. . . You mean he wants to many me for my money?” Alison’s forehead wrinkled. “I do not believe that he wants to marry me at all. He is like a brother to me.”

“Don’t frown, you will develop lines,” said Lady Emma automatically. “I would not go so far as to say that Deverill has designs upon your fortune, but it is best that you should be aware of the possibility. While we are on the subject, I ought to warn you that Lord Kilmore, too, is said to be badly dipped, and his reputation in other matters is far from spotless.”

“Lord Kilmore!” Surprise turned to thoughtfulness. “You know, I can imagine that he might marry for money. I can never be sure what is going on in his head. If you think it best, I shall try to be stand-offish with him, but indeed I cannot cut poor Neil.”

“I shall not ask it of you, my dear. On the whole, he is an asset to you.”

Alison sighed. “That is two lords who are ineligible. The real world is not at all like Mrs. Cuthbertson’s novels. Lord Fane is as respectable as he appears, is he not?” she added anxiously.

“Thoroughly respectable, and more and more enamoured, if I am any judge. I beg you will not count on his declaring himself though, Alison. Sooner or later he must discover the other side

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