Bridgerton Collection, Volume 3 by Julia Quinn
Author:Julia Quinn [Quinn, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2021-01-25T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 13
In which Our Heroine sees a glimpse of her future.
One month later
The food was exquisite, the table settings magnificent, the surroundings beyond opulent.
Lucy, however, was miserable.
Lord Haselby and his father, the Earl of Davenport, had come to Fennsworth House in London for supper. It had been Lucyâs idea, a fact which she now found painfully ironic. Her wedding was a mere week away, and yet until this night she hadnât even seen her future husband. Not since the wedding had shifted from probable to imminent, anyway.
She and her uncle had arrived in London a fortnight earlier, and after eleven days had passed without a glimpse of her intended, she had approached her uncle and asked if they might arrange some sort of gathering. He had looked rather irritated, although not, Lucy was fairly certain, because he thought the request foolish. No, her mere presence was all it required to bring on such an expression. She was standing in front of him, and he had been forced to look up.
Uncle Robert did not like to be interrupted.
But he apparently saw the wisdom in allowing an affianced couple to share a word or two before they met at a church, so he had curtly told her that he would make the arrangements.
Buoyed by her small victory, Lucy had also asked if she might attend one of the many social events that were taking place practically right outside her door. The London social season had begun, and each night Lucy stood at her window, watching the elegant carriages roll by. Once there had been a party directly across St. Jamesâs Square from Fennsworth House. The line of carriages had snaked around the square, and Lucy had snuffed the candles in her room so that she would not be silhouetted in the window as she watched the proceedings. A number of partygoers had grown impatient with the wait, and since the weather was so fine, they had disembarked on her side of the square and walked the rest of the way.
Lucy had told herself that she just wanted to see the gowns, but in her heart she knew the truth.
She was looking for Mr. Bridgerton.
She didnât know what she would do if she actually saw him. Duck out of sight, she supposed. He had to know that this was her home, and surely he would be curious enough to glance at the façade, even if her presence in London was not a widely known fact.
But he didnât attend that party, or if he did, his carriage had deposited him right at the front doorstep.
Or maybe he wasnât in London at all. Lucy had no way of knowing. She was trapped in the house with her uncle and her aging, slightly deaf aunt Harriet, who had been brought in for the sake of propriety. Lucy left the house for trips to the dressmaker and walks in the park, but other than that, she was completely on her own, with an uncle who did not speak, and an aunt who could not hear.
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