The Secret Bluestocking: Isobel's Traditional Regency Romance by Quigley Alicia

Author:Quigley, Alicia [Quigley, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: A Heyer Love, LLC
Published: 2014-05-01T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

At breakfast a few days later Isobel, Letitia, and Harriet were nibbling on toast and drinking chocolate as they conversed and reviewed the newspapers, occasionally remarking on some item or the other. A footman entered bearing a silver salver piled with elegant envelopes containing cards of invitation as well as other, larger packages of correspondence. Isobel sorted through the heap and, coming to a bulky missive, peered at it closely before handing it to Letty.

"This is for you Letty," she remarked. "It seems to have been franked by your cousin."

Letitia’s surprise registered on her face as she opened the letter. "I don’t often receive letters from my cousin," she said. "I wonder that he knew my direction." She then fell silent, beginning to read, her expression turning to vexation, and then fear. "Oh no, this is quite dreadful," she exclaimed, her hands trembling.

"What is it, my dear?" asked Isobel, but Letitia merely shook her head and handed the letter to her friend.

"My dear Lady Morgan,’" read Isobel aloud. "‘I have recently heard such reports of you as must cause me grave concern. Lord Morgan informs me—" Isobel broke off. "Lord Morgan informs him," she repeated in a voice rising with incredulity and annoyance. "What business has Lord Morgan informing him of anything, pray tell?" She looked back down at the sheaf of paper. " ‘...informs me, that you have left his house without his leave, taking with you his children, and are at present residing with Isobel Paley, where you are now engaged in all manner of gadding about without the countenance of your husband.’"

Isobel looked up. "Well, Alfred has certainly been very busy," she remarked to Letty. "He has plainly poured quite a tale into your cousin’s ears. It is a great deal too bad." She looked down at the letter again. "‘As the head of your family, I feel that I stand to you in the nature of a guide, who can advise you on those matters which must concern your family.’ Upon my word, Letty. This is presumption indeed for one who had never even been to Bainstall Park until by chance he inherited the title. He is certainly very pushing. Listen to this; I have never been so shocked. ‘I urge you to cease this ruinous course of action which must reflect very ill on the credit of all the family. I adjure you to remember your duty to your husband and obey him in this matter.’" Isobel dropped the letter, her eyes snapping with rage.

"I am completely out of patience with his nonsense," she exploded. "Obedience and duty to your husband, indeed. What, may I ask, of his duty to you to be kind and provident? Does your cousin take issue with Lord Morgan on these matters? Certainly, he does not. I am entirely provoked with him."

Letty however, was not really attending to Isobel’s outraged comments on the letter.

"Isobel," she interrupted. "Alfred will come looking for me."

Isobel looked at her. "So he may. But

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