Regency Masquerade by Vera Loy

Author:Vera Loy [Loy, Vera]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
Published: 2013-02-22T00:00:00+00:00

“My dear Julia

I write this to you at the request of our beloved Amanda. I have sad news. Her health has not improved as we had hoped and the doctor says she has not long now. She sends you her love and hopes for a happy and fulfilling life for you. We received your letter at Christmas and it was the source of much pleasure to her. We have not heard a word from your mother. Amanda tells me she has forgiven her but I cannot – however I will say no more. I hope one day we will be able to return to England and you will be able to meet your niece who is growing more beautiful and more delightful every day, I hope this finds you in good health,

Your loving brother and sister,

Henry and Amanda”

Tears were running down Mrs Pearson’s cheeks as she finished, and it took a while for Lady Murray’s next words to penetrate.

“Burn it!”

“Pardon me?” surely she had misheard.

“You heard me, throw it on the fire!” Lady Murray made as if to snatch the paper from the old nurses hands. Not really aware of why she did it, Mrs Pearson tucked the letter quickly into her reticule, then she leant forward and audibly stoked up the fire. “There, it is done,” she lied.

Hastily she checked that she had the other letter safe. Yes, there it was. She tucked that inside her reticule as well. “I think I will go upstairs and have a rest, my lady. Shall I call Annie to you?”

“Yes, thank you, Maria. Remember what I said, not a word to anyone yet,” Lady Murray emphasised.

“Of course not, my lady.”

For the first time, Mrs Pearson wondered if Lady Murray had in fact received the letters sent by her daughter but had chosen to ignore them. She knew she was high in the instep but to put respectability and propriety before family was something Mrs Pearson could not understand.

Meanwhile Lady Murray was weighing her options. She decided it was time to call in her solicitor, he had as vested an interest as she did in making sure Frances was not accepted as a legitimate heir and paid out her ten thousand pounds. She summoned Hanson, her butler, to send a message to Mr Pilkington asking him to call at his earliest convenience. There was no legal proof of anything so far, she would simply stand firm and deny the relationship, but it would be better if Mrs Pearson was not involved in this, she was too sentimental. Would it be possible to see that she was sent on a short holiday?

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