AC2 How To Marry A Marquis by Julia Quinn

Author:Julia Quinn [Quinn, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

"Heavens to St. Peter," Susan exclaimed. "What happened to you?"

"Just a small accident,"Elizabeth replied. Her lying must have been improving, because Susan didn't immediately roll her eyes and snort her disbelief. Flinging the water had been a flawed plan, but certainly inspired. If she couldn't make her hair look any better, she might as well make it look worse. At least then no one would suspect that her disarray was due to James's fingers.

Lucas's small blond head turned this way and that as he surveyed the damage. "It looks as if we've been visited by the great flood."

Elizabethtried not to scowl at his interference. "I was preparing a wet cloth for Mr. Siddons, who injured his eye, and then I knocked over the pot, and—"

"How come the pot is still standing up?" he asked.

"Because I righted it,"Elizabeth snapped.

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Lucas blinked, and actually took a step back.

"I should probably be on my way," James said.

Elizabethglanced in his direction. He was shaking the water from his hands, and looked remarkably patient, considering that she'd just doused him without a moment's notice.

Susan cleared her throat.Elizabeth ignored her. Susan cleared her throat again.

“If I might have a towel first?'' James murmured.

"Oh, yes, of course."

Susan cleared her throat again, a great big hacking sound that made one wish for a doctor, a surgeon, and a clean, well-lighted hospital. Not to mention a quarantine room.

"What is it, Susan?"Elizabeth hissed.

“You might introduce me?''

"Oh, yes."Elizabeth felt her cheeks grow warm at this obvious lapse of protocol. “Mr. Siddons, may I present my younger sister, Miss Susan Hotchkiss. Susan, this is—"

"Mr. Siddons?" Susan gasped.

He smiled and inclined his head in a most urbane manner. "You sound as if you know of me."

"Oh, not at all," Susan replied, so quickly that the veriest fool could tell she was lying. She smiled—a touch too broadly, inElizabeth 's opinion—and then quickly changed tack. "Elizabeth, have you done something new with your hair?''

"It's wet,"Elizabeth ground out.

"I know, but it still looks—"

"It's wet."

Susan shut her mouth, then somehow managed to say, "Sorry," without moving her lips.

"Mr. Siddons must be on his way,"Elizabeth said desperately. She jolted forward and grabbed his arm.'

I'll see you to the gate."

"It was a pleasure meeting you, Miss Hotchkiss," he said to Susan over his shoulder—he couldn't have done it any other way, sinceElizabeth had hauled him past all three younger Hotchkisses and was presently maneuvering him through the door to the hall. “And you, as well, Lucas!" he called out. "We must go fishing someday!"

Lucas squealed with glee and ran into the hall after them. "Oh, thank you, Mr. Siddons. Thank you!"

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Elizabethhad James practically to the front steps when he ground to a halt and said, “There is one more thing I have to do."

“What more could you possibly have to do?'' she demanded. But he'd already wrenched free of her grip and strode back to the kitchen door. When she thought he was out of earshot, she mumbled, "It seems to me we've already done everything today.

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