Dancing On Air by Nicole Hurley-Moore

Author:Nicole Hurley-Moore [Hurley-Moore, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Published: 2013-10-31T18:30:00+00:00

‘Can it be true?’ Sally frowned as she reached into her reticule for her purse.

‘I’m not sure. Florentia can be temperamental. I find it hard to believe she would make it up.’ Lisette stilled her friend’s hand with her own. ‘It’s alright. Aunt Marie has decided that as I am dancing the principal role I am allowed to have my own money,’ she said with a sarcastic tone. She lifted her face and smiled at the conductor. ‘May I have two tickets to Belgravia.’

The omnibus conductor wrinkled his brow. ‘Here, yer on the wrong bus, luv. This one only goes to Pimlico.’

‘That’s quite alright, the residence is somewhere between the two.’

‘Well, if yer think... That’ll be sixpence for the pair of yer.’

‘Thank you.’ Lisette handed the man the coin.

After a moment the driver flicked the reins and the two horses moved forward.

‘You don’t know where we’re going?’

‘Yes...sort of. Lord de Vale lives near Eaton Square. I’ve been there once or twice with my aunt. I’m sure we will be able to find it.’

‘I still don’t know what you are going to say.’ Sally dropped her voice as she continued, ‘Excuse me Lord de Vale. We were just passing by and decided to ask if you had kidnapped our fellow dancer, Bessie.’

‘Shhh, I’ll think of something.’

‘I don’t see what. We are going to look like ninnies and heaven only knows what he’ll do.’

‘I know it certainly isn’t the best plan I have ever come up with but I have to know that Bessie is safe. If she is there by her own consent and is perfectly safe, then I will have only made a fool of myself. If the smallest fraction of what Florentia said is true, Bessie could be in real trouble.’

‘Very well. We shall go and call on Lord de Vale... unannounced, without an escort, to an unmarried gentleman’s home. Thank heavens we are not society girls or else our reputations would be in tatters,’ Sally replied before she shook her head and looked out the window. ‘God only knows what your aunt is going to say.’

‘We don’t have reputations; we’re dancers. So how could it possibly matter?’

Lisette had thought this morning it would be a grand idea to find out if Bessie was actually with Vincent. However she felt her courage begin to falter as they walked down the streets of elegantly appointed houses. The closer she came to Vincent’s residence the more agitated she felt. Soon she stood at Lord de Vale’s midnight blue door. Twice she stepped forward and raised her hand and twice she hesitated before she dropped it by her side.

‘Are you going to knock?’ Sally asked. ‘Or have we just come all this way to admire Lord de Vale’s paintwork or perhaps the brass knocker?’

‘Possibly. It is a very nice knocker,’ Lisette said as she shot her friend a levelling look.

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