Outrageous Confessions of Lady Deborah by Marguerite Kaye

Author:Marguerite Kaye
Language: eng
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Tags: Romance, Historical, Fiction
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

It was too dangerous for them both to recon noitre, he

told her when she suggested it. Though the job was

a simple one, Elliot was thorough and Deborah was

studious. They were poring over his sketches of the

house and grounds together, papers and notes scattered

over the polished table in his small dining room, when

Lizzie came upon them.

They did not hear her at first; she had waved aside

the servant’s offer to announce her. Standing in the

doorway, she watched them, the flaxen-haired stranger

and her brother, looking younger and more carefree

than she’d seen him for years. They were seated side

by side. Elliot’s arm lay on the table, almost but not quite brushing that of his companion. She was reading

something, a frown making question marks of her fair

brows, so deep in concentration that she didn’t notice

the way Elliot was looking at her. Lizzie’s own brows

shot up. She must have made a sound, for Elliot looked

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around, quickly gathered the scattered papers together

and got to his feet.

‘Lizzie. I wasn’t expecting you.’

‘Obviously not,’ his sister said archly. ‘Am I inter-

rupting?’

‘You know perfectly well that you are, else you would

have allowed my man to show you into the parlour. Deb-

orah, this is my sister, Mrs Alex Murray. Lizzie, this is Lady Kinsail, the Dowager Lady Kinsail.’

‘How do you do?’ Lizzie dropped a polite curtsy.

Widow, she was thinking. Kinsail. There was a scandal there. I must ask Alex. Not young. Twenty-six, seven?

Not beautiful, but memorable. ‘I had no idea you and my brother were acquainted. He goes so little into society, I’m surprised that your paths have crossed.’

‘How do you do? I would have known you for El-

liot’s—Mr Marchmont’s sister without an introduction.

You are very like.’ Deborah eyed Lizzie’s carriage dress enviously. Cherry red, with a deep border of black bead-ing, a short velvet jacket with the tightly fitted sleeves finished with the same pattern of beadwork, it was very elegant. And its owner was very perceptive, she thought, tilting her chin under that lady’s scrutiny. ‘Elliot and I met through my late husband’s cousin,’ she said. ‘Lord

Kinsail—the current Lord Kinsail, that is—was of some

assistance in a matter concerning the army.’ She threw

a mischievous look over her shoulder at Elliot, who was ushering them into the parlour, and regretted it instantly when it was intercepted by Lizzie, who was obviously

just as sharp as her brother.

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‘I see.’

‘I doubt it,’ Elliot said drily. ‘I suppose you’ll want tea? I’ll just go and see to it.’

‘Lovely,’ Lizzie said, sinking into her favourite sofa

and patting the cushion beside her, giving Deborah no

option but to sit at her side. ‘I don’t know if Elliot’s told you, but I’m expecting and it’s doing horrible things

to me. My ankles swell. Do you have children, Lady

Kinsail?’

‘No. No I was not—we were not—no.’

‘I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you.’

‘It doesn’t matter. And it’s Deborah, please.’

‘Lord, I hope I’m not going to turn into one of those

bores who can talk of nothing but babies.

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