Lady of Mystery: A Regency Romance (The Unconventional Ladies Book 1) by Ellie St. Clair

Author:Ellie St. Clair [St. Clair, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Prairie Lily Press
Published: 2022-06-02T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

It took all he had not to turn around, to see her reaction, but instead, Jeffrey flicked the reins and drove away, attempting to refocus his thoughts on his next course of action. Fleet Street. It was where all the printers seemed to have set up shop, and where most of the newspapers did business. There, he would hopefully find answers and would determine his own next steps.

He had been about to ask her once more about his marriage proposal, to tell her so much more eloquently all that was flowing through his mind, but her words to him had told him something else entirely — that, perhaps, his decision on this blasted paper would affect her own thoughts.

And so, instead of asking what he had really wanted to know, he simply told her how he felt, leaving quickly so there was no pressure on her to return his words one way or another.

Jeffrey had the printer’s mark now, but he wasn't entirely sure where to begin. He threw coin to a lad with promise of more to look after his phaeton, and then began walking down the street at a quick clip, looking in one shop window and then the next before he finally found what he was looking for. This must be a printer’s shop, judging by the advertisements displayed on the window. He pushed open the door, waiting a moment until a man finally came out to greet him.

“Good day. May I help you, my lord?” the man asked, his thick mustache bobbing along with his words.

“I hope so,” Jeffrey replied, holding out the paper. “I am seeking the publisher of this paper. I am unsure where to find the building’s location, but I was hoping you may help me. This is the printer’s mark — would this be yours?”

“No, my lord, I’m sorry, but I cannot help you,” the man said with a shake of his head. “If you look at our sign, we have an entirely different mark.” He paused for a moment. “If you find your way down the street a few doors, I believe you’ll find the printer you’re looking for. Though if you are needing printing of your own completed, be sure to come back here to Flynn’s!”

Jeffrey nodded at him gratefully before he continued on his quest, soon seeing the sign the previous printer had pointed out. When he entered this establishment, it seemed not quite as clean, not quite as efficient, but then it was likely less expensive, which would be important for a fledgling publication.

“My lord?”

Jeffrey was shocked when a woman came out of the back to greet him. Well, he thought, recovering himself, this made much more sense. Of course, The Women’s Weekly would choose a printer in which a woman was, if not the owner, firmly established within the business. Though this may prove trickier for him to determine how to receive the information he sought.

“Hello,” he said with as much charm as he could muster, though he was aware that it did not exactly come naturally.

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