Christmas Stockings by Karen Hall

Author:Karen Hall
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

“‘As countless are the stars in the heavens, none have the brilliance of your eyes. Neither does the brightest of diamonds match it. One look from you and I am stunned into silence, tongue--tied, unable to force even the smallest of words from my lips. But know this, dearest of ladies, one word from you, and I am yours forever.’“

Grayson looked up from the page lying on Miss Chamberlain’s desk. To hold it would give away the trembling of his hands. “What do you think?”

Those brilliant eyes sparkled back at him. “Your friend is obviously a student of Shakespeare,” she commented.

“Why do you say that?”

“‘Brevity is the soul of wit,’“ she quoted. “Or to paraphrase, in declaring one’s love. And in this case, saying just enough,and not going on and on and on is far more effective in getting the point across. than pages and pages of praise.”

“I shall tell him you think so,” Grayson promised, silently congratulating himself for running out of words. “May I read the next one?”

“Yes, indeed.” Miss Chamberlain put aside the filled page and reached for a blank sheet of paper from the stack. “You may begin, Mr. Clark.”

Grayson cleared his throat. “Ah, there is one other thing, Miss Chamberlain.”

“Yes?”

Dear Lord, if this isn’t a good idea, please shut me up now. “Since we are spending so much time together in rehearsals, would you think it too forward of me to ask you to call me by my Christian name?”

Color flooded her face, and Grayson’s heart sank. “Oh, dear,” he said. “I’ve offended you. I do beg your pardon.”

Her sudden soft laugh erased his fears. “Not at all,” she said. “I was hoping you would ask me that very thing. After all, we are friends, after a fashion, are we not? Friends call each other by their given names. I will call you Grayson if you promise to call me Holly.”

“I would be honored to name you as my friend,” Grayson said. “If you don’t think your father will mind.”

She wrinkled her nose. “Papa is far too forward thinking to mind such a thing.”

“Good,” Grayson declared, with an inward sigh of relief. “Good.”

“And now for your friend’s third letter?”

Nodding, Grayson took out another sheet of paper from his folder and squinted at it. “I really must say something to my friend about his handwriting.”

“You must be a friend indeed if you can make out his squiggles,” she said playfully.

“One can only hope,” Grayson said. “Let me see. ‘Your smile’s warmth is more than a thousand suns, and yet I am not burned. To stand in its glow is all one could hope for, for it brings me into your radiance, and being so close, brings me joy, fairest and most beloved of ladies.’“

He read very slowly, pausing to give her time to write down his words. The only sound in the room came from the tall clock in the corner, the silent chirp of the second hand whispering away the seconds. Holly’s

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