Mary Balogh - Huxtable 04 by Luciana

Author:Luciana [Luciana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-02-05T12:00:37+00:00

Beginnings needed middles before they could find endings, Stephen thought, whether in this potentially budding romance between two middle-aged people who had been a governess and a tutor together in a long-ago past, or in his new relationship with Cassandra, his new friendship with her that might lead anywhere as far as either of them knew now. But he wanted to discover where that anywhere was.

“If you have no great objection,” he said to Golding, “and if Lady Paget has no plans for tomorrow afternoon, perhaps she and I could join the two of you on your picnic. The ladies could be each other’s chaperone.”

“That would be very decent of you, my lord,” Mr. Golding said, “though I do not wish to impose.”

“It is no imposition at all,” Stephen said. “I only wish I had thought of it for myself. Now all we need, Golding, is to have two ladies agree to accompany us.” He looked inquiringly from Miss Haytor to Cassandra and back again. “I ought to have asked you first, Miss Haytor, if you mind my being one of the party. Do you?”

He shamelessly smiled his most charming smile at her.

But he could see from her eyes that she very badly wanted to go.

“You are quite correct, Lord Merton,” she said sternly. “If Cassie is with me, I will be able to chaperone her and see that she comes to no harm. Mr.

Golding, I would be delighted to come.”

They all looked questioningly at Cassandra.

“It seems,” she said without looking at Stephen, “that I am going on a picnic tomorrow.”

“Splendid,” Golding said again, rubbing his hands together, though he still looked horribly embarrassed. “I will have a hired carriage outside the door at two o’clock, then.”

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