Heiress of Misfortune by Ruth Ann Nordin

Author:Ruth Ann Nordin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: comedy, humor, romantic comedy, sex, danger, scandal, virgin heroine, virgin hero, wealthy heroine, impoverished hero
Publisher: Ruth Ann Nordin

Chapter Fourteen

Eleanor’s stomach did flipflops all through the morning as she waited for two o’clock to arrive. This was it. She was about to find out if she would be a member of Ladies of Grace.

She put on one of her best gowns for the occasion, even though she didn’t think they would go anywhere. Then she spent an entire half hour pacing in the drawing room. She couldn’t sit. All sitting did was make her more anxious. At least when she was walking, she could work off some of her nervous energy.

From time to time, she would look out the window, in case one of the ladies arrived early. She thought it was the fourth time she looked out the window when she saw the Duke of Winnett’s carriage coming down the street. She paused and held her breath. He wasn’t coming here again, was he? Did her father invite him over for another game of chess? Her father hadn’t mentioned anything about him stopping by to visit her again, and she was certain her father wouldn’t allow him to visit while she was expecting the members of Ladies of Grace to stop by.

The carriage went past her townhouse. She nearly collapsed against the window. That was close. So far, she’d received no missives from any of the gentlemen at the ball asking to see her. That was a disappointment. Even if she hadn’t taken a fancy to any of them, they would be better than the Duke of Winnett.

She was about to resume her pacing when she saw Byron walking down the sidewalk. He was on the opposite side of the street from her townhouse, so she didn’t think he intended to stop by. And she was right. He kept on walking.

That was strange. He didn’t live in this section of London. If she remembered right, her father said Byron lived in the poorer side of town. Not quite middle class but not on the streets, either, had been the way he’d worded it. She had no idea where that was, but it couldn’t be anywhere near here.

Curious, she followed the path he was going. His steps slowed, and he went to sit on a bench. What was he doing? She studied him and saw that, while he had brought out the newspaper from under his arm, he glanced over in a certain direction. She was unable to see what had his attention since the window pane was in her way. After a moment, she decided to open the window so she could poke her head outside. To her surprise, the Duke of Winnett’s carriage hadn’t gone much further down her street. It was parked five townhouses down from her residence. Her gaze went back to Byron who, for all intents and purposes, appeared to be interested in the paper.

Except he wasn’t. He was interested in the Duke of Winnett. She brought her head back into the room and closed the window before he noticed her. So the

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