Virginia Henley by Ravished

Author:Ravished
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

When Alex arrived home, the house seemed empty. She ran upstairs to her chamber and found a book and a note from her grandmother:

Gone gallivanting. Don’t wait up. Enjoy Emma’s exploits! Dottie.

Alex smiled; her grandmother had left her the book about Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson. She decided that she would work on the lampoon and asked Sara to bring her dinner upstairs. As she tried to concentrate on Prinny, her mind kept wandering back to the brothel in Pall Mall. A full-blown picture of Charlotte King wearing the fabulous topaz gems came into her head. The wages of sin are not death, after all; they are jewels! It gave her an idea for the lampoon.

Alex sketched Prinny with wheels and pedals, as if he were a bicycle. Then she drew his mistress, Lady Hertford, riding him, adorned with all the Crown Jewels. Beneath the lampoon she wrote: ENJOYING THE FRUITS OF HER LABOR.

She took a bath and climbed into bed to enjoy the exploits of Emma Hamilton. Suddenly, she remembered the letter for Dottie that she had stuffed into her reticule the previous evening. Alex got out of bed, found her bag, and extracted the torn envelope. It was addressed to Lady Longford and came from Coutts Bank. Alex, consumed by curiosity, was tempted to read the letter. Guilt at such a despicable act stayed her hand . . . for about thirty seconds.

Please be advised that the payments on your bank loan have never been met and are overdue. This is the third and last reminder Coutts Bank will provide regarding the account, which is now in arrears. If you continue to ignore this matter, it will be placed in the hands of our solicitors. Respectfully,

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