Miss Devine’s Christmas Wish by Amanda Forester

Author:Amanda Forester
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: 0
Published: 2017-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Seven

The next morning Frankie sent word that she was not feeling equal to morning calls. Since it was the day of the renowned Devine Christmas gala, her aunt did not press her, focusing on the preparations. After her experience yesterday, something had changed for Frankie, and she needed to understand her reaction.

Frankie sat in the window seat of her room and read the letter from her uncle again. Her aunt and uncle in Bavaria needed somebody to help. They had written every month for the past year, begging Frankie to come help them raise their nine children. At least with her Bavarian relations she would be valued, which was a vast improvement from how she felt most of the time in London society.

She felt more at home in the modest working-class school than she had ever been in the decadent society ballrooms or the prestigious halls of Almack’s. Helping Mr. Everett had made her realize she needed to do something more with her life. She wanted to be useful, to use whatever skills she had to help others. She couldn't be happy simply being dressed up and paraded about to try to find a husband. No, she wanted more. And if that meant she would never get married, was she willing to pay the price?

Frankie looked out the frosted glass at the perpetual London haze of fog and coal smoke. If she could choose between being important in the lives of others or making a matrimonial match, which would she choose? She considered her options, but it did not take her long to know what was more important in her life. The past few days with Mr. Everett had made her feel happier, more content than she had in a long time. She was not meant for society. No, she was meant for much more.

Frankie took a deep breath. She had made her choice. She would not be doing a second season. No, after the holidays she would tell her aunt that she would be leaving for Bavaria. The letter did mention that their great uncle Ludwig was leaving London for Germany tomorrow, but that was too soon. She did not wish to ruin her aunt’s enjoyment of her Christmas gala tonight by telling her she would be leaving. Her aunt would be crushed. Besides, Uncle Ludwig always smelled something like sauerkraut. She wanted to go to Bavaria, but she could wait for her relatives to send a more appealing chaperone.

Frankie leaned her head against the cool glass of the window. The decision was made. She would leave London and all the amusements of society to go somewhere she was wanted, where no one would consider her a disappointment for not being able to secure a husband. Everyone would be happy. Maybe she would even find a husband in Bavaria.

I wish I could marry a man like Mr. Everett.

Marry Mr. Everett? What a notion! Frankie stood and began to walk in circles around her bedchamber in a distracted manner.

Frankie had only met Everett twice, so she should not even be thinking such a thing.

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