Earl and Fairy: Volume 8 [Parts 1 to 6] by Mizue Tani

Author:Mizue Tani
Language: eng
Format: epub

“Is something the matter, Miss Carlton?”

Lydia had been standing stock-still when Masefield’s face appeared in the carriage window.

“I saw you speaking with Mr. Hogarth from the road.”

The duchess let her into the carriage. There, Lydia relayed the tale of Hugh and how he shared his affections for the flower girl with a fairy that was trying to keep them apart. How he still believed he could never be with her, despite Lydia having explained everything, and how he purposely started the petal-picking rhyme the wrong way around to end up with an unfavorable outcome due to his low self-esteem.

Lydia’s explanation was laden with sighs. The duchess offered her a gentle smile.

“A person’s actions are not dictated by games or fairies or the words of others. Everyone must decide for himself what he wishes to do, and that is all that he can do.”

“Does that not mean that Mr. Hogarth will give up on his feelings?”

The duchess gazed off into the distance. “I told you how I used a flower game to decide which man to marry, didn’t I? However, the answer I kept coming upon—due to the fairy’s interference—was that I ought to marry the soldier.”

Lydia blinked. “The soldier? Then what led you to marry His Grace, madame?”

“I realized something as I played the game: that I dearly wanted the flowers to tell me I should marry the duke.”

No game or fairy could alter what truly lay within a person’s heart. Knowing that, what was Lydia to do? Did this mean her hands were tied? Was she just supposed to accept that the pixie was playing tricks on Hugh?

“Miss Carlton, you told me that a fairy doctor is one who helps those who are having problems with fairies. Therefore, you need not feel dispirited if you are unable to solve a matter of the heart. It is all right to let the chips fall where they may.”

“I wonder...”

The older woman chuckled gently, her gaze softening. “Mr. Hogarth will be performing again the day after tomorrow. Would you like to come and watch with me?”

Lydia wasn’t worldly enough to be able to refuse the duchess’s invitation. That said, as she recalled, the day after tomorrow was also when Edgar was due to take Sarah to the opera house. If nothing else, it wouldn’t go amiss to keep an eye on both meddlers: the pixie and the earl. She wanted to make sure the fairy didn’t interrupt Hugh’s performance again, and that Edgar didn’t lead Sarah astray. Determination started to take root within her.

“Thank you, madame, for your most gracious invitation. I would be delighted.”

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