To Take This Lord by Cheryl Bolen

Author:Cheryl Bolen
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

As they drew closer to George's ancestral home, a smile settled on Sally's face. Hornsby Manor had been her favorite place on earth when she was growing up. In addition to her infatuation with George and her idolization of Glee's elder sister, Sally had loved the rolling Warwickshire countryside here. The vast Sedgewick estates were so completely different from the rectory where she had grown up.

She fondly recalled rowing across the deep green waters of Hornsby's private lake and the many long horseback rides she and Glee had taken around the estate. Hornsby was the largest house Sally had ever been in until Felicity married the wealthy Mr. Moreland and settled in at Winston Hall. Though unlike Winston Hall with its rooms of marble and miles of gilt trim, Hornsby was rich with mellowed wood and was as cozy as her grandmother's fire lit cottage.

When the carriage rattled over the familiar wooden bridge, Sally's heart fluttered. They had crossed into Sedgewick property. Her chest seemed too small to contain her swelling heart. She peered from the window at the parkland in front of Hornsby, and her eye traveled along the velvety grass up to Hornsby itself. Neither palatial nor pretentious, Hornsby was a big, comfortable family home in the Tudor style with as much timber on the facade as bricks and mortar. Her heart clenched. It would now be her home.

As the carriage rolled to a stop in front of the door, Sally's glance fell on George. Not waiting for the coachman to put down the steps, he sprang from the carriage and turned back to assist Sally, who held Sam in her arms as she disembarked. Then George dipped down and scooped Georgette into his arms.

"You must be fatigued from the journey," he said to Sally as they entered the house through Hornsby's front door. "No doubt you'll want to go to your chambers."

Her pulse accelerated. "Not until they have been redecorated, I think. Until then, I plan to stay in Sam's room with him. I daresay the new house could possibly upset him."

As if to assure himself of the lad's well-being, George threw a quick glance at his son. "Then allow me to show you to the young master's room."

Sally shook her head. "No, first we must take Georgette to her chamber. You know nothing of your daughter if you do not know how impatient she is to see her well remembered room."

Still holding his daughter, George looked down into her face. "So you're impatient to see your chamber, love?"

"Ever so much, Papa."

The family's bedchambers were all located upon the second floor, Georgette's midway down the dark corridor. As George went to open its door, Sally grew anxious. What if the servants had not prepared it for the young mistress? After all, they had not been notified until yesterday that the family was returning today.

She was relieved when they entered the chamber and found that it was free of dust, tidy, and quite lovely with its wallpaper of lilacs.

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