Love Is Blind by Lynsay Sands

Author:Lynsay Sands
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Regency, Large Type Books, General, Love Stories
ISBN: 9780786292073
Publisher: Leisure Books
Published: 2006-08-26T07:00:00+00:00

Kibble blinked in surprise, and it was his turn to ask, "What?"

Clarissa sighed. "Lydia says that they make me ugly. And when Lady Mowbray heard that my spare pair of spectacles had been broken, she said that Adrian would be relieved. I fear he would not find me attractive in them."

Kibble jerked back as if she'd hit him. He stared at

her with a stunned expression, then said, "You refuse to wear the spectacles because you fear Adrian will not find you attractive."

'Yes," Clarissa acknowledged miserably. She stiffened when the buder suddenly burst out laughing. Scowling, she snapped, "What is so funny?"

"Oh, my lady, if you only knew," he got out between gasps of breath and howling mirth. "Oh, the two of you are so precious. Each so in love, and afraid of rejection from the other."

Clarissa glowered, not at all happy with the man's amusement.

"Oh, dear."

Clarissa turned to find Lady Mowbray filling the doorway, an exasperated expression on her face. Shaking her head, she moved into the room to join them. "I apologize, but I was eavesdropping in the hall. Clarissa, I fear you misunderstood me."

"Lady Mowbray," Clarissa said with surprise. "When did you get here?"

"About an hour ago," Adrian's mother admitted. "I decided to visit and see how you and my son were getting along. I would have been here last night, but one of the carriage wheels broke. We had to stay at an inn overnight while it was repaired."

She draped herself over the empty side of the bed and patted Clarissa's hand. "Had I known you were ailing, I would have found a hack and carried on."

"There was no need. I am fine," Clarissa murmured, but she was touched by the assurance.

"No, my dear. It is quite obvious you are not fine," Lady Mowbray countered. 'You have been working under a misunderstanding."

Clarissa's eyebrows rose. "A misunderstanding, my lady?"

Adrian's mother opened her mouth, then paused. When she did speak, Clarissa was sure the words were not what she'd originally intended to say.

"I would be very pleased if you would call me Mother, Clarissa. I have always wanted a daughter, but could not have any more children after Adrian. I would be happy to fill the hole left behind by your mother's death, if I might. I gather Lydia is not. . . well, she has never had children of her own, so perhaps is not the best for the job," she said charitably.

Smiling, Clarissa squeezed the woman's hand holding hers and whispered, "Thank you .. . Mother."

Lady Mowbray beamed, her eyes overbright with what Clarissa suspected to be a light glazing of tears. But before they could say anything else, Kibble cleared his throat.

Once he had their attention, he suggested, "Perhaps you could explain this misunderstanding, Lady Mowbray, so that Lady Clarissa does understand and can work toward fixing things?"

"Yes, of course." The woman sighed, then squeezed Clarissa's hand again. "My dear girl, when I said that Adrian would be relieved to hear that your spectacles were broken, it was not because he does not like them or would find you less attractive in them.

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