Marianne & The Marquis by Anne Herries

Author:Anne Herries
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2006-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

He gave her a rueful grin as he let her go at last. ‘Forgive me, I forgot that I was meant to ask next time.’

‘I do not think that I should have said no,’ she said in a husky voice. ‘Though perhaps I ought, for this is not the behaviour of a modest young woman.’

‘You need not fear me,’ Drew said, touching her cheek with his fingertips. ‘I would never go beyond what you permitted. I have never taken an unwilling woman in my life, and have too much respect for you to distress you in any way. Moreover, until this business is settled, I dare not let myself think of you, Marianne. I need my wits about me—and you need yours. If Hambleton comes back here, you must be very careful. If he suspected that we were more than acquaintances, he might harm you in some way.’

‘Yes, of course,’ Marianne said, her mouth curving, for his kiss had made her happy, despite her uncertainty about his feelings towards her—and indeed her own for him. She thought that she might have very strong feelings for this man, who was still so much of a mystery to her—but without marriage she could not allow herself to give way to them. Or could she? No, no, it was impossible! She must concentrate on the matter in mind. ‘When I discovered Mr Hambleton creeping about the house the last time I allowed him to think that I believed him. I shall say nothing to antagonise him, for my aunt’s sake as much as my own.’

‘She will not allow him to drive her from her home?’

‘I think he might have succeeded had I not been here,’ Marianne said. ‘But if they need to use the cellars he will no doubt try to make sure that we hear nothing.’

‘Yes.’ Drew frowned. ‘I wonder if it would not be better if your aunt were to take a little holiday in Bath?’

‘Perhaps…and yet, if he gains his own way, she might never be able to return.’

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