Velvet 01 - The Velvet Promise by Jude Deveraux

Author:Jude Deveraux [Deveraux, Jude]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Historical, General
ISBN: 9780743459273
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 1981-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

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"My lady," Walter said as he took Judith's hand and kissed it. She kept her eyes lowered, as if in shyness. "It has been a long time since I saw you last, and you seem to have grown more lovely. Come and sit at the high table with me. We have prepared a late supper for you."

He led her to the long table set on a platform. The tablecloth was old and spotted, and the dishes were of battered pewter. When they were seated, he turned to her. "Your chamber is comfortable?"

"Yes," she answered quietly.

He smiled, puffing his chest out a little. "Come, my lady, you need not fear me."

Fear you! she thought furiously, her eyes meeting his. Then she recovered herself. "It is not fear I feel, but wonder. I am unused to the company of men, and those I have known… they have not been kind to me."

He took her hand in his. "I would amend that if I could. I know a lot about you, though you know little of me. Did you know I was a friend of your brothers?"

"No," she said in astonishment, "I didn't. Was it then my father pledged me in marriage to you?" she asked in wide-eyed innocence.

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