Attracting the Spymaster: Sweet and Clean Regency Romance (His Majesty's Hounds Book 15) by Arietta Richmond

Author:Arietta Richmond [Richmond, Arietta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dreamstone Publishing
Published: 2018-09-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Anna reported her findings to Lord Setford the following day, and they agreed that everything pointed to Garwood having been specifically recruited into the group of ‘friends’. From what Jones had said, the first of them had been seen in his company just after a rather large Ball he had attended at Baron Partmann’s home.

Lord Setford thought a moment before commenting.

“If that is so, then as long ago as last year, when Lady Partmann first caught the Prince Regent’s eye, Partmann began planning. For a man hot for revenge, he has an unexpected level of patience. He is unlikely to allow anything to stand in his way, if he can prevent it. And I suspect that the young men have been wound into their patriotic fervour by a very long campaign of careful words. Men whose views have been twisted like that are dangerous, because they genuinely believe that what they do is for the best. You must take care.”

“I fully intend to. But there is one last event I must attend – an autumn Ball at the home of Lord Charteris.”

“Ah, another of our conspirators. Why is this one significant?”

“Because Jones seemed to remember that Lord Charteris was the first of the others to come to Garwood’s home. And because Polly’s cousin is a housemaid in his employ.”

“I see. Well, if we can learn enough of him to confirm his role in recruiting Garwood, that would be useful. I do find myself wondering if any of them realise just how cleverly Partmann is using them. I have some progress on identifying the ‘old house’ – but it seems that Lord Peterman does have more than one estate close to London, with a rundown gatekeeper’s cottage. So, my men are looking into it further, trying to find someone who might have seen activity at one of those houses in the last few months. But I am hopeful that we will know in time to foil them, to capture them at their meeting.”

“Then in two days’ time, I will attend the Ball at Lord Charteris’ home, and discover what I may. After that, I can only hope that your men identify the correct ‘old house’ in time. For with the information we already have, surely discovering them all together, discussing it, will be the final piece to allow them all to be arrested?”

“It most certainly should be. And I far prefer to take them all at once. If they are all together, none can escape to warn any other, and it will all be dealt with far faster. This has gone on much too long already.”

The conversation turned to more pleasant things, and Anna was more pleased than she should have been, when Lord Setford suggested another evening at the theatre.

That foolish hope welled up in her again, and she allowed it some space – perpetually denying her desire for this man became wearing.

~~~~~

Lord Charteris stood, receiving his guests, enjoying the fact that he had managed to attract so many to attend, even in the unfashionable days of autumn.

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