Jen Turano - [Ladies of Distinction 02] by A Most Peculiar Circumstance

Author:A Most Peculiar Circumstance
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The sound of a male voice drifted into the cell, becoming more audible as Dot and her friends went quiet.

Agatha’s mouth dropped open. “I think that’s Theodore.”

For just a moment, a glimmer of relief flowed through her, until she rapidly came to her senses. She turned to Lottie. “You’re going to have to hide us.”

“What do you mean, hide you?”

“You know, stand in front of us. If that’s really Theodore, we can’t let him know we’re here.”

Katherine scooted forward on the bench. “I’m afraid you’re not making much sense, Arabella. The only reason my brother would be here would be because he’s come to fetch us, and . . .” Katherine’s voice trailed off, her mouth went slack, and the red rouge on her face stood out vividly against her now pale face. She suddenly began shoving Lottie off the seat. “Don’t just sit there, Lottie, hide us. That’s my brother, my completely unreasonable brother, out there, and we can’t let him know I’m here. Why, just look at the way I’m dressed, and this wig I’m wearing, and . . .”

Arabella couldn’t help but grin as Katherine’s words came out faster and faster, until Arabella couldn’t even decipher what Katherine was saying.

“She’s rather pushy,” Lottie said with a sniff. She gestured to Hannah after she got to her feet. The two ladies presented Arabella with a nice view of their backs as they spread out their skirts.

“I need to be on that bench too,” Agatha said, then slipped past Lottie and Hannah and sat down between Arabella and Katherine. “We need to make ourselves as small as possible.”

“Good luck with that,” Lottie tossed over her shoulder. Then she turned her head and began to whistle an unrecognizable tune.

Theodore’s voice suddenly sounded incredibly close, and Arabella winced as Katherine dug her fingers into her arm.

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