Ravished by Virginia Henley

Author:Virginia Henley
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780451207371
Publisher: Signet
Published: 1999-12-31T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Christopher Hatton, along with his friend Rupert, became members

of the prestigious sporting Four-In-Hand Club. Kit agreed because

there was no actual racing involved. Whenever they met, the club

members simply drove their perch-phaetons and curricles to Salt Hil,

about twenty miles from London. There, they dined at The Windmil,

imbibed until they were cup-shot, then returned to town.

As Kit tooled along St. George Street to Hanover Square, where

the club members gathered for their outing, the street was fast

becoming clogged with sporting vehicles. Thinking he saw Rupert in his

new white drab driving coat, he drew up to the curb and jumped from

his phaeton. When the tal, slim man turned, however, Kit saw that he

had mistaken Jeremy Eaton for Rupert.

“What the devil are you doing here?” Kit could not hide his

irritation. The members were mostly titled lords; this was the last place

he had expected to see Eaton.

“Helo, Harm. Seems we frequent the same haunts.”

You are certainly haunting me, you bastard!

“Nice cattle; I heard you’d bought yourself a perch-phaeton. Your

investments must be paying off. Mine didn’t pan out.”

“Too bad. You should ask your father for advice.”

“My father and I are forever at odds … rather like you and your

father were,” he drawled.

“What the devil do you mean? My father doted on me.”

“Bloody ironic, isn’t it, that your hand was the one to pul the

trigger?”

“Look here, I’ve had about enough of your insinuations. If you

want to shout it to the world that I, not my twin Nick, accidentaly shot

my father, be my guest. None wil believe you.”

“Accidentaly?” Jeremy queried, blowing on his hands to warm

them. “If I reveal there was nothing accidental about it, al would be

ready to believe me, I warrant.”

Kit began to shiver, and he puled his caped coat closer about his

neck. “I’d keep my mouth shut, if I were you.”

Eaton laughed. “Mouths aren’t for shutting unless there are flies

about.”

“How much?”

“Ten thousand sounds fair enough to me.” He glanced up at the

sky. “Could be in for trouble. There’s a storm threatening; wouldn’t

want you to get caught in the deluge. I’l see you at White’s tomorrow

evening; I’m always there on Tuesday. Or better yet, I’l see you at

Barclays Bank in the morning. Ten o’clock sharp.”

As his second cousin left him, Kit reached into his greatcoat pocket

and puled out his flask. He raised it to his lips and noticed that his

hand shook. That fucking parasite! If I ever see him in the road,

I’ll run him down! The whiskey warmed and comforted him. What

the hell’s the difference? If I empty my bank account, his old man

will fill it up for me. Kit began to laugh. Now there’s irony for you!

Alexandra had second thoughts about what she had done; then she

had third and fourth thoughts, al filed with misgivings. She removed

Dottie’s long, silvery-blond wig and the flesh-colored net garment she

had worn as Lady Godiva from the costume trunk. It was her only

hope; Alex knew she could never perform stark naked. She also knew

that if some other way to acquire money presented itself, she would

jump at the opportunity. To take

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