in4 by When We Meet Again

Author:When We Meet Again
Language: eng
Format: epub

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"Miss Effington thinks I'm arrogant."

"Nonetheless, she likes you. A great deal I should think."

"I suspected as much. " Alexei grinned.

Roman laughed. "It's fairly apparent in the way she looks at you when she thinks you are not looking.

Which is rather difficult to do as you seem to be watching her every minute."

Alexei winced. "Am I that obvious?"

"Perhaps not to everyone, Your Highness, but I have been in your service for some time and your friend for much longer."

"Does Lady Overton think she likes me?"

"Forgive me for saying so, Your Highness, " Roman said, choosing his words with care, "but Lady Overton and I have found any number of subjects to discuss other than you and Miss Effington."

"Yes of course. And somewhat arrogant of me to think you would spend your time in the company of a beautiful woman in a discussion of my concerns. My apologies, Roman."

"Accepted. " Roman grinned. "Nonetheless, in the course of a discussion of interest to Lady Overton and me, I was able to learn about the scandal in Miss Effington's past."

"Excellent. " Alexei held his breath. He really had no idea what to expect. He was fast learning that expectations when it came to Pamela were rather pointless. She was a continuing source of surprise. "Go on."

"According to Lady Overton, Miss Effington was extremely shy and not overly attractive as a child. She did not—what is the word she used? Ah yes, bloom as it were until she was nearly twenty. It was almost inevitable, therefore, that she would fall in love with the first man who paid her any notice. " Roman shrugged. "Unfortunately for Miss Effington that was a scoundrel named George Fenton, now Lord Penwick. Apparently, she believed his intentions were honorable when they were not. Unbeknownst to Miss Effington, his marriage to the heiress of a substantial fortune had been arranged in his childhood."

"I see, " Alexei said grimly. It was not an uncommon story although he would have thought Pamela was more intelligent than to be fooled by such a man. Still, she had been young and naive, and women often do stupid things in the name of love.

"Her family might have kept Miss Effington's indiscretion from becoming public knowledge had Penwick not bragged about his conquest. Gossip being what it is, Lady Overton said everyone knew of it in no time, and Miss Effington's reputation was ruined."

"Why was Penwick not made to marry her?"

"Her family certainly could have forced such a marriage, but when she discovered he was promised to someone else, Miss Effington realized he did not share her affection and further realized she had been something of a fool. She refused to consider marriage and wanted nothing whatsoever to do with him."

"That is the Miss Effington I have come to know. " Alexei nodded with satisfaction. While it was perhaps Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html

not the wisest course for a ruined young lady of good family, it showed a fair amount of courage.

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