Rules Of Attraction (Gov 3) by Christina Dodd

Author:Christina Dodd [Dodd, Christina]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-09-26T07:21:48.894000+00:00

work too long.”

“Then stop.” Although he well knew the trouble he invited, he would not have the woman dropping from

exhaustion.

Mrs. Trenchard sighed. “My lord, may I speak freely?”

Dougald looked down at his housekeeper. She was tall, big-boned, and capable, the kind of servant he

appreciated. She kept out of his way, did her job, and never ventured an opinion. She was going to now,

and he wondered which of the unusual events of recent days had driven her to this pass. “What is it?”

“I’ve not said a word about the changes here, although there’s been complaints from the other servants,

because ye’re the master and ye should do as ye like.”

“Exactly.”

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She flagged slightly. “But when people are in danger, I can’t help but speak out. There are men around

all the time, tearing things down and building them up, and not a shred of proper reverence for the past.

Seems to me, even with Queen Victoria coming, it would be better to do less and ponder what must be

done first.”

“What do you mean?”

“For instance, the great hall. Just yesterday I caught one of the carpenters hanging by the beams while

the others stood below with a ladder and mocked him.”

Dougald had heard the shouting and come out to see what the commotion was about. He had

considered the incident nothing more than a bit of horseplay to ease the tension of nonstop labor. But

obviously Mrs. Tren-chard took the matter more seriously. “I hope you took them to task,” he said,

without indicating his amusement. “I would hate to have one of the men fall and break his leg.”

“More than that, my lord, he could have broken one of the carvings.” Dolefully, she shook her head.

“Done in the fourteenth century, most of them, some of the finest carvings in this district.”

“I will speak to them myself.”

“At least I take comfort those rough men are not tearing up the chapel, too.”

Every morning after devotions, he had seen Mrs. Trenchard alone in the chapel, dusting and polishing the

pews and the altar. Her religious sensibilities were obviously of the highest, and he assured her, “When

the men start working in there, I will personally supervise their efforts.”

She started in surprise. “But my lord, I thought ye weren’t going to change the chapel.”

“Change? No. The venerable atmosphere should be preserved. But clean and repair, certainly.”

“Of course.” Rocking back on her heels, she said, “So ye do intend to restore the chapel.”

“Your piety does you credit.” He awkwardly patted her arm. “I would not neglect what has long been

the heart of the castle.”

“How soon?”

He considered his schedule. “I don’t have time before the Queen’s visit to oversee the repairs, but I

promise to do it as soon as possible. This is no hastily thought-out transformation. I have long known

what I wished to do with Raeburn Castle. My focus was simply elsewhere.” On capturing and subduing

Hannah. “Now all must be done, and quickly. I assure you no other incidents with the workmen will dare

occur again, nor accidents of the type that Miss Setterington suffered.

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