Sin and Sensibility by Suzanne Enoch

Author:Suzanne Enoch [Suzanne Enoch]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
ISBN: 9780786273508
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Amazon: 0060543256
Goodreads: 1099725
Publisher: Avon
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Eleanor read her note. “‘A quadrille or something’?” she repeated, scowling. “Heavens. If it’s not too much trouble, of course.”

Zachary looked up from his own correspondence. “What was that, Nell?”

“Nothing. Just a comment.”

She’d tried to respect Deverill’s wish to avoid any personal entanglements, though privately she didn’t see how they could become more involved than they were now, short of becoming naked. That thought, of course, made her blush, and sent heat skittering along her skin.

“You’re attending the Caster event tonight, aren’t you?” Zachary pursued, scratching through a line of his writing. “Caster says it’ll be the crush of the Season.”

“That’s because Lady Caster always says that. I’ll withhold judgment for the moment.”

“But are you going?”

Since she had to save a quadrille or something for Deverill, she supposed she had to. “Yes, I’m planning on it.”

“With us?”

“I’ll share the carriage ride, if you don’t mind.”

For a moment he was silent, then blew out his breath with an audible sigh. “How long are you going to do this?”

“I thought you were on my side.”

“I would be, if I thought it was gaining you something that would make you happy. But to be honest, Nell, I don’t see what this is getting you except for more arguments with Melbourne and tears when you see Aunt Tremaine.”

“Who told you that I cried?”

Zachary pushed to his feet, the expression on his lean face frustrated. “I’m not blind, you know. Your eyes were all red and puffy. And—”

“You aren’t supposed to say that to a lady, Zachary.”

“You aren’t a lady; you’re my sister. And between you and me, I would never let Melbourne force you into a marriage with someone you disliked.”

Marriage. She’d actually forgotten that had been her main reason for rebellion, as far as her brothers were concerned. “Thank you for the thought, but you would never stand against Melbourne if he forced the issue. Both you and Shay bow to his every order, as if he’s something more fantastical than simply older by five years.”

“Eight years, in my case,” he pointed out. “And eleven, in yours. That’s eleven more years of experience and wisdom than you have. Not just age.”

“I still know what I want, and who I like. Eleven more years won’t change that. I won’t be dictated to, Zachary.”

Her brother raised his hands. “All right, all right. I surrender. I don’t want to argue with you. It just strikes me as odd that you’re taking advice from Deverill, when you won’t take any from me.”

“I’m listening to advice,” she amended. “I’m doing as I please.”

“And listening to Deverill advise you about matters of the heart is ridiculous. He doesn’t even have a heart. And that makes him probably the least qualified man in England to help you find a husband.”

Eleanor tucked Valentine’s missive into her pelisse pocket and stood. “I’m not going to discuss this any further. Just consider who you might ask for advice when you want to make a change in your life.”

“But I like my life,” he said to her back as she left the room, but she pretended not to hear him.

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