Sweet Masquerade (The Love and Temptation Series Book 4) by Beaton M. C. & Marion Chesney

Author:Beaton, M. C. & Marion Chesney [Beaton, M. C.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: RosettaBooks
Published: 2014-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Lady Rennenord paced up and down the room in a greater state of agitation than her brother had ever seen her in before.

“And I had to pay that fool Cramble five hundred pounds!” raged Clarissa Rennenord. “I told him he had made a mull of the affair, and he said if I did not pay him, then he would go to Lord Berham and tell him the whole thing.”

“Well, you should have told him to do just that,” said Harry pettishly. “You told me he tried to drown the girl. The man wouldn’t dare show his face near Berham Court. And how are you to get out of this pickle, Clarissa? I find Cramble as a tutor, Cramble subsequently tries to kill Frederica. You, my sweeting, speak highly of this seminary, which turns out to be a prison for unwanted daughters.

“The whole matter has reached the London newspapers, and Berham has sworn vengeance on those two women. Cramble is a wanted man, and any day, unless you play your cards aright, you are going to be a wanted woman. That Manson female was there. Do you think she has told the dear earl of your visit?”

“Not if she knows what’s good for her,” said Lady Rennenord sourly. “If only Berham would propose. I would insist on an early marriage, and after that is achieved, anyone can tell him anything they like.”

She paced up and down, the silk of her train sweeping the floor.

“Can’t you sit down?” said Harry plaintively. “You’re making my head ache. Anyway, what do you want to marry Berham for? You’ve got pots and pots of money. Rennenord left you well off. You sold his mansion and all his racehorses, and now you only pay the Bellisle woman a pittance for your keep.”

“I want more,” said his sister, her eyes flashing. “Don’t you know Berham is one of the richest men in England? And he is a leader of the ton. I do not wish to stagnate in the country all my life! I need just a little more time.”

She continued her pacing while her brother watched her nervously. At last her face cleared, and she sat down.

“I think I have it,” she said slowly. “You must go to Lamstowe with a letter from me. Tell the earl you learned that Cramble had a spite against the girl after his dismissal. You met him in a coffeehouse and inadvertently told him that Frederick Armstrong was at Lamstowe. He must have come upon her by chance. That is what you must say. You must be abject. I will plead innocence. As long as he has not found that letter I wrote to Cassandra Hope, then I am safe. He cannot have found it or I am sure I should have heard from him by now. Wait! I will come with you. It is a risk to leave him sequestered in a country inn with that minx. I shall tell him Mrs. Haddington highly recommended the seminary.

“After all,

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