If He's Sinful by Hannah Howell

Author:Hannah Howell [Howell, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Mystery & Detective, Fantasy, General, Love Stories, Historical Fiction, Historical, Man-Woman Relationships, England, Aristocracy (Social Class), Psychics, Psychic Ability, London (England)
ISBN: 9781420104615
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2009-11-24T07:00:00+00:00

“It should not be fatal,” said Doctor Pryne as he scrubbed his hands clean. “Just watch closely for a fever to set in. That could be. But she is a healthy young woman and that is strongly in her favor.”

“What should I do if she does grow feverish?” asked Ashton.

“You? You mean to care for the girl, do you?”

“I do.” Ashton did not care what the doctor thought; he was not going to leave Penelope until he was certain she was healed.

“First, send someone for me. I will tell you what is needed then. Having you care for her could ruin her, you know.”

“Sir, she has a house where she cares for her family’s bastards. As far as society is concerned, she is utterly ruined already.”

“Hypocritical fools.”

“You will get no argument from me on that. She only has the boys here to care for her. They may be clever lads, and far more mature for their age than many another, but they are still just boys. And except for her brothers, they see her as their mother.”

Doctor Pryne shook his head. “You have the right of it. Well, get as much food and drink down her as you can. Broth or a very light meal of some bread and jam. Anything that is not too heavy. She will need that to keep her strength up.” He idly touched the damp, muddy gown Ashton had flung over a chair when he had undressed her. “How did she get so damp?”

“The ground was damp and she was lying on it for a while ere I arrived. That is not good, is it?”

“No, but as I said, she is a young, healthy woman. Know who shot her? It was not an accident. Do not try to gull me. Who would want the lass dead? And that is what they wanted, for if that shot had gone a little to the right, it would have gone right through her heart.”

That was something Ashton was all too aware of and it chilled him to the marrow of his bones. “I am not sure.” He sighed when the man scowled at him. “I will not point a finger until I am, if only because that could send the bastard to ground. There are a number of us trying to find out, unceasingly searching for that proof. If he thinks we suspect him, the proof we need could easily disappear right along with him.”

“Well, get it soon. A crack on the head and now a bullet wound. She has been lucky so far but that luck could soon run out.”

The moment the door shut behind the doctor, Ashton sat down beside the bed and took Penelope’s hand in his. He kissed her palm and held her small hand against his cheek. She gave no sign that she felt his caress. She had made little sound as the man had tended her wound and yet she had to have felt something. By the time Septimus had returned, his touch was not needed for Penelope had escaped the worst of her pain in her own way.

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