Violet (Flower Trilogy) by Lauren Royal

Author:Lauren Royal [Royal, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Signet, ISBN-13: 9780451206886
Published: 2011-06-20T14:05:26+00:00

The chamber Boyle had indicated turned out to be the refreshment room. Along one wall, long tables were laden with bottles of canary, Rhenish wine, and claret. Guests filled their plates from platters piled with fine cakes, macaroons, and marchpanes. Splendidly dressed men and women chatted while they ate, seated at small round tables. At one of these, a man stood with one foot perched on a chair, talking to a large group that had gathered around him.

‘‘John Locke,’’ Ford said, nodding in the man’s direction. Tall and slim, there was little in his appearance to suggest greatness. Although his speech was animated, his eyes looked melancholy, set in a long face with a large nose and full lips. He wore no wig, and his hair was straight and pale. His hands moved when he talked, his long fingers waving beneath the ruffled cuffs at his wrists.

As they drew close, she could hear his words. ‘‘Government,’’ he said, ‘‘has no other end but the preservation of property.’’

A squat, balding man crossed his arms. ‘‘How can you speak such blasphemy? I’ve never heard such a thing.’’

‘‘New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.’’

‘‘He’s quite busy now,’’ Ford whispered. ‘‘An introduction must probably wait for later.’’

‘‘Oh, but may I stay and just listen?’’ She waved an arm toward the tables bulging with refreshments. ‘‘Go, get yourself something to eat and drink. I will be right here.’’

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