Kitty's Choice: A Romance in Brighton Sequel by Miller Don

Author:Miller, Don
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9: Living With Lady Elise

The foursome boarded the Marie III late the next morning and were soon underway for Edinburgh. On the way there Lady Elise, to Kitty’s surprise, asked Kendra if she would be willing to remain as Kitty’s lady’s maid, and Kendra admitted she would but was concerned about finding employment if Kitty decided to return to England without her.

“Kendra,” asked Kitty, “would you like to remain my lady’s maid when I return to England, or would you rather return to being a stewardess for Dumont Lines?”

“If you can afford to have me and would like me to stay with you, I would rather do so.”

“Then I will do all I can to make sure I can afford you. I am rather sure my sister, Mrs. Darcy, whose husband is quite wealthy, will support my request. You have not been with me long, but I have already come to depend on you.”

“And I have never enjoyed serving a lady as much as I have enjoyed serving you.”

“Kate,” said Lady Elise, “when I asked the question, I assumed that as long as you are staying with me, I would add Kendra to my staff, so you need not ask your sister for her support until you finally leave Scotland.”

“Thank you, Elise. I hoped that might be true.”

They were blessed with a strong north wind, and only somewhat choppy seas so, to Mark’s dismay, they arrived at Leith earlier than expected on the day after they left Aberdeen and were docked by two o’clock in the afternoon. After lunch on the ship, he said his goodbyes to them all, so did not accompany them to Roxley House. However, he did receive assurances from Kitty just before she disembarked that she did care for him, would be pleased to see him whenever he had a chance to visit Edinburgh, and that he would be often in her thoughts. However, she also reminded him of how important her painting was to her and asked him to consider how it might adversely affect a marriage between them, should he continue to want to propose to her.

The next few days, Lady Elise insisted on taking Kitty and Melissa shopping to increase their wardrobes to what Lady Elise thought was suitable for them and, of course, refused to accept any reimbursement from Kitty for what she bought her.

One of the first things Lady Elise had asked Kitty as they prepared to take part in the Edinburgh social scene was if she had any dowry. When told that Elizabeth and Darcy had assured her, when she was in London, that she would have at least £20,000 if she participated in the ton, Lady Elise stated that was far more than she would need in Edinburgh and suggested that Kitty send a letter to the Darcys telling them her current circumstances and asking if they would guarantee her at least £10,000 if she should find a man in Scotland who interested her.

Thus, Kitty wrote a rather

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