The Chocolate Debutante by M. C. Beaton

Author:M. C. Beaton [Beaton, M. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RosettaBooks - A
Published: 2011-10-19T23:00:00+00:00

Charles Courtney drove them home as fast as he could, knowing that there had been a scandal. He refused any offer of refreshment when they reached Berkeley Square, and Harriet thanked him profusely.

“May I call on you tomorrow, at two o’clock, say?” he asked. “I have something of great importance to ask you.”

In all her misery, Harriet sensed relief. He was going to propose and she would make sure Susan accepted him.

They were supposed to be going to the opera again that evening, but Harriet told Susan that she wished for a quiet evening at home. She sat down in the privacy of her bedchamber for a good cry. But the tears would not come. Her eyes were dry and sore and there was a lump in her throat. She lay down on the bed and tried to sleep, to run away into sleep, but sleep would not come. A footman scratched at the door and said that Lady Dancer had called.

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