Eloisa James - Duchess Quartet - 2 by Fool For Love

Author:Fool For Love [Love, Fool For]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-16T17:27:13.158000+00:00

Esme, caught on the cusp of weeping, chuckled instead. “Isn’t that the truth? I’ve received hundreds of letters, myself, and not a one of them worth the paper they were written on.” Except perhaps that note she had upstairs under her pillow, the one written by the gardener. Which had not a word of love on it.

“I consider my letter to be a model of its type,” Henrietta said, laughing as well. “I even quote poetry?”

“Who? Shakespeare?”

“John Donne.”

“Donne’s love sonnets? I am glad that I rusticated near you! I wouldn’t have thought there was a soul in Limpley Stoke who had read Donne’s early poems.”

“Well, I have.”

“And I’m quite certain that Darby has read them as well. I hope you did it properly and referenced a night you spent together?”

A blush edged Henrietta’s cheeks. “I did.”

“Good! This should be easy. We’ll launch the plan at my dinner, naturally. The important thing is the guests, and where they sit.”

She sat for a moment in silence.

“I’ll invite the Cables,” she said finally.

“Myrtle Cable?” Henrietta asked in disbelief. “You must be joking! Even my stepmother, who is the sweetest woman in the world, won’t have her to an intimate meal. Every other word she says is a biblical passage, haven’t you noticed?”

“Perfect,” Esme said with satisfaction. “And I’ll have the vicar too. We have a shortage of men, since Helene is returning tomorrow. As the head of the family, Darby will be at one end of the table, and that leaves you with no partner. The vicar can escort your stepmother. And he will surely frown on illicit goings-on within the parish.”

“I doubt it,” Henrietta said. “He’s not the interfering sort of vicar.”

“Pity,” Esme said. “Still, I’m sure Mrs. Cable will more than make up for his reticence. As for the letter, Carola will be particularly useful. Now here’s what we’ll do ...”

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