Lady With a Black Umbrella by Mary Balogh

Author:Mary Balogh [Balogh, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Humour
ISBN: 9780451162229
Google: Zt5sAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0451162226
Barnesnoble: 0451162226
Goodreads: 110302
Publisher: Signet
Published: 1989-09-04T12:00:00+00:00

Lady Hetty was delighted by the news. Although she had not for a moment considered turning off her charges as a consequence of the events of the evening before, she was quite familiar enough with London society to realize just how difficult her task would be for the next days and even weeks. Miss Daisy Morrison, behaving so scandalously on her very first public appearance among the beau monde, would not easily be forgiven.

But of course a betrothal and an impending marriage wiped out all sins. And Lady Hetty had quickly developed a fondness for both her protégées even in the little more than one day she had had them with her. Both were without affectation and not in any way missish. She was happy to know that Daisy was to marry her second favorite cousin. Arthur, of course, was everyone's favorite.

Lady Hetty's exclamations of rapture were scarcely at an end, and Daisy's smile was already feeling stretched and forced, when Rose returned home in company with Arthur and Judith. Lord Kincade repeated their announcement, and Daisy smiled harder.

She really felt the most dreadful impostor. The temptation to blurt out the truth was almost overwhelming. Daisy had never been comfortable with lies and deceit and secrets, even in a good cause. And really there could be no harm in their own families knowing the truth, could there? But she had not thought to discuss the matter with the viscount, and since the two of them were involved equally in the mock betrothal, she must not act without consulting him. ..

The restraint would kill her! For six weeks or some was going to have to think of herself as half of a couple instead of a whole, independent person. She would never be able to do it. Despite Lord Kincade's brave words, she would be ruling him before the week was out. She would not be able to help herself. It was just her nature.

But on this occasion, Daisy clamped her teeth together and smiled. And felt thoroughly oppressed by the presence of her "betrothed" seated on the arm of her chair, his hand on her shoulder. He had the advantage of sitting on a level above hers as well as his superior height. He towered over her, and there was nothing she could do to equalize matters. She was trapped on her chair by the misfortune of a sprained ankle.

Daisy smiled on.

Rose bent over her and kissed her and shook Lord Kincade's hand, and looked altogether so happy and so glowingly lovely that Daisy lamented again the fact that her sister could no longer hope to be courted by the most handsome man in London. But there was no point in crying over spilt milk, she thought with practical good sense. They would just have to seek out the second most handsome. Sir Phillip Corbett was a distinct possibility, and Rose was to drive with him later in the afternoon.

The Reverend Fairhaven took one of her hands in both of his and smiled kindly down at her.

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