Catherine Coulter - Nigt Trilogy - 2 by Night Shadow

Author:Night Shadow [Shadow, Night]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-16T23:39:18.497000+00:00

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“Did the former viscount love his young wife?”

Mrs. Crumpe allowed a bit of reproof to show through. “Indeed not, Mrs. Winthrop. He thought such emotions pure sham and absurd. Love, he would say in that contemptuous way he had, was for weak heads and for those who hadn’t the wit to see six inches in front of their faces. Love wasn’t for a strong-headed gentleman like himself, oh, no, indeed. I fancy it’s but another of the beliefs his lordship holds dear.”

Lily trailed dutifully after Mrs. Crumpe, taking in everything she was saying. Somehow she couldn’t seem to picture Knight as a mirror of his father’s beliefs.

For some unexplained reason, the beautiful house and immaculate grounds, first beheld as a sanctuary and a home, now seemed a prison. There was no love here, she thought, no caring—no shouting, no arguments, nolife .

NEAR WINTHROP HOUSE

LONDON

Knight was whistling. He felt marvelously drained, quite sated; all in all, very pleased with itself.

Everything was set into motion now. It was just a matter of waiting. And keeping alert. Whistling always helped.

The only thing was, he thought, frowning as he recalled yet again his session with Janine, Lily’s hair was a richer, more variegated blond than Janine’s and it was softer. At least he thought so. He had touched Lily’s hair the evening he’d saved her from Ugly Arnold, then attacked her in the carriage. Whistle louder, he told himself, and think about other things.

Mr. Wheat, one of the Runners who had escorted Lily and the children to Castle Rosse, had dutifully reported to him. No sign of the men. All was well. Monk and Boy were nowhere near Castle Rosse.

They had to be here in London.

That was a relief. He wondered when Monk and Boy would make their next move. They perforce had to make one. It was just a matter of time and opportunity, and for the past two days and nights, Knight had been giving them more than ample opportunity. Now he was walking alone, a perfect target.

He grinned. It obviously hadn’t occurred to Lily that he would have to be their target, since she’d left the scene. Otherwise he hadn’t a single doubt that she would have insisted upon somehow protecting him.

He saw a cloaked man turn out of a side street, pause for a moment beneath a light on the eastern corner of Portland Square, then nod politely toward Knight and continue on his way. Knight wanted to laugh aloud. That certainly wasn’t Monk or Boy. This gentleman was the epitome of civilization.

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