The Care and Taming of a Rogue by Suzanne Enoch

Author:Suzanne Enoch [Enoch, Suzanne]
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Historical
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2009-10-26T23:00:00+00:00

THE JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN BENNETT WOLFE

Someone knocked at the front door as Phillipa sat down with her book. Reading Walking with Pharaohs again seemed silly, considering she’d already read it five times in the past five years, but now that she’d met Bennett, she could hear him speaking the words on the page. It made the adventure feel more immediate, and it let her feel close to him even though she hadn’t heard a word in three days.

She glanced up as Sonja Depris and Lucy Elroy swished into the morning room. They weren’t there to see her, and she had more significant considerations today—according to the newspaper, Captain David Langley would be back in London tomorrow. His family was even holding a soiree in his honor—one to which she’d been invited.

“Good morning, Flip,” Sonja said brightly, making her jump.

“Good morning,” she answered. “Livi will be down in a moment.”

“Yes, we’re here to take her shopping. Would you care to join us?”

The invitation was more than likely merely a kind gesture, but it surprised Phillipa, and it made her more than a bit suspicious. In the past two years Sonja had never once invited her to join them anywhere. Livi, yes, but not any of her friends. “Thank you, but no,” she replied.

“Oh, no, you must join us,” Lucy put in, plunking herself down on the sofa next to Phillipa. “Livi told us that Sir Bennett ruined your pretty peach gown. We’ll find you the material to make another.”

“It was only a bit of a spill.”

Sonja sat on her other side. “Yes, but we also want to hear all about Sir Bennett. Captain Langley’s family is saying that he’s parading about London with his monkey trying to earn sympathy, and that everyone should reread the captain’s book to remember the truth about him.”

“The truth about Bennett Wolfe is that he’s no one’s fool,” Phillipa retorted. “And the truth about Captain Langley’s book is that he needs to answer a few questions about it—to Bennett.”

“You see, Lucy?” Sonja giggled, leaning around in front of Phillipa. “I told you that she was infatuated with Sir Bennett. He is wooing you, isn’t he? Does the monkey sit on his shoulder while you hold hands?”

Phillipa scowled, actually rather relieved they’d begun the accusations by making her angry. “We don’t hold hands. The flowers were a jest, if you’ll recall.” She refrained from announcing that he was not wooing her, though, because it had very much begun to seem that he was.

“I thought it must be, really,” Lucy Elroy put in. “Because, well, you and Bennett Wolfe are as different in temperament and character as any two people can be, don’t you think? I mean, he’s an adventurer.”

“I—”

“I heard that the Duke of Parnessy’s youngest daughter, Lady Melanie, wants to meet him. Can you imagine? With her income he could travel anywhere.”

“As long as he doesn’t mind that one of her eyes travels independent of the other.” Sonja chuckled, covering her mouth. “He could send her red roses, and they’d be married before sunset the next day.

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