Diamonds of the Marquess_Season of Brides by Joyce Alec

Author:Joyce Alec [Alec, Joyce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00

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Over breakfast the next day, Joseph could not help but look about the room at the other guests with a trifle more suspicion in his gaze. He did not know which of them had attempted to steal the diamonds from Miss Thorpe, but he was quite sure that, whoever it was, they were still within the grounds. It could not be a servant working alone, he considered quietly, eating the last of his eggs, but it could be a servant working alongside one of the guests. After all, the only way someone could have entered Miss Thorpe’s room was if they had used a key. He had inspected the lock last evening and discovered that it was quite perfect in every way. There was nothing wrong with it, nothing to suggest that it had been damaged by the person attempting to gain entry. That meant that they had been in possession of the key.

Frowning, he sipped his coffee and let his gaze settle on Lady Millington, who was looking a little pale this morning. She was in conversation with Lord Brighton – whom, Joseph had noticed, appeared to be quite enamored with the lady of late. Joseph considered her for a moment or two but then dismissed the idea altogether. He had seen just how distraught the lady had been and just how determined her expression had been as she had comforted Miss Thorpe. It was evident that she cared for Miss Thorpe very deeply, and Joseph could not find anything in him to believe that the lady would attempt to steal the diamonds from her.

Draining the last of his coffee, Joseph continued to assess the guests but found that he either did not know some of them particularly well or immediately dismissed the idea altogether, especially when it came to considering Lady Alberta. It was equally frustrating and tiring, looking at each of the guests with fresh eyes and realizing that he could not immediately come to any sort of conclusion.

“Is Miss Thorpe not with you today?”

His whole body tensed as he heard Miss Thorpe’s name. Turning his head, he saw Miss Sophia asked Helen about Miss Thorpe, his eyes a little narrowed. Helen, being entirely unaware of what had taken place last evening, answered truthfully. Miss Thorpe was taking a tray in her room, having decided to stay abed this morning. Joseph watched closely to see if any particular expressions would flash across Miss Sophia’s face, but the lady appeared to care very little. In fact, she simply shrugged and continued the conversation, turning it to another matter entirely.

Frustration rained down on him. He wanted so desperately to help the lady, but he was at as much of a loss as he had been last evening. Of course, he often was involved in facts and figures when it came to his estates, but discovering who had broken into a lady’s room and attempted to steal the family diamonds was not something he was used to working through. In fact, he had very little idea of where to begin.

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