Catherine Coulter - Legacy Trilogy 01 by The Wyndham Legacy

Author:The Wyndham Legacy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Published: 2011-11-25T23:50:52+00:00

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Badger was waiting for her in the breakfast room, a smallish nearly circular room that was filled with bright sunlight pouring in through the big windows that faced toward the east of the house. The table wasn’t large enough for all the relatives currently descended upon Chase Park and she imagined they’d dined in the formal dining room. She was thankfully alone. She could see through the lime, maple, and oak trees and the thick well-trimmed bushes to the stables.

“You are pale and too thin. Eat this porridge, it’s from a Scots recipe and I made it myself.” Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html

She allowed him to seat her and eyed the steaming oats before her. “I hate porridge, Badger. I’m not thin. It’s this silly little girl’s gown that makes me look unsatisfactory.” He frowned and said, “I forgot. You’ve hated it since you were a little nit. All right, here are some sweet scones. Eat those. You look quite satisfactory, believe me, even in that virgin’s gown. Some kidneys?”

“No thank you. Mrs. Gooseberry allowed you into her kitchen? I know how I look, Badger, in short, ridiculous.”

“I believe his lordship asked Mrs. Gooseberry to take a nice vacation early this morning. I am now in charge of the kitchens. There are two other cooks and I will direct them if I don’t wish to prepare the dishes myself. I am, I told his lordship, still your valet and my first duties are to you. He got that stubborn look on his face, but I’ll say this for him, he did manage to hold on to his temper. You look like a tender pullet in that gown and that’s how his lordship better treat you.”

“The scones are delicious, Badger. His lordship will always do just as he pleases. You can’t change him.

I’m not a chicken, tender or otherwise.”

“Exactly. Now that you’ve taken a nice bite of that scone, chew it. That’s it. Mr. Spears and I will attempt to change him if it becomes necessary. Now, tell me what happened. Mr. Spears is most worried because his lordship was being snappish and rude to him—”

“Yes, I know. Marcus told Spears to go—oh yes, to go bugger himself.” Badger looked shocked, his eyes nearly crossing. “You can’t know what that means.”

“Well, no, but it can’t be very nice, considering it’s from Marcus and he was quite put out.”

“I won’t tell you. Just never say it again, all right? Now, tell me what happened.” She took another bite of scone and nearly choked on it. “I can’t, Badger. Really, it’s very personal.”

“He didn’t hurt you again, did he?”

“He never really hurt me before. He didn’t hurt me, no. Quite the opposite, in fact.”

“Ah. How very strange. Or is it? Hmmm, I must think about this. Good God, you’re blushing. You, the Duchess—who can freeze the wart off a face with just a look.”

“Badger, it’s true, you’re more my father than my real father ever was, but surely you must realize that such references embarrass me to my toes.

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