Spinster and Spice by Rebecca Connolly

Author:Rebecca Connolly
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2019-04-30T18:00:00+00:00

Would he never be able to steal a moment with her?

There were people absolutely everywhere in a room that was clearly not designed to hold such a number, and he could not manage to get Izzy away from the rest of them.

Nor could he venture particularly far either.

Kitty sat unattended by any new faces, which did not seem to upset her in the slightest, but it would not do her any favors, either. Staying within a new comfort, no matter how expanded by comparison to former levels, would still keep her from the potential she could have.

If only he could break her free somehow, but then he would have Kitty on his arm, and still be unable to speak with Izzy.

Henshaw seemed content to talk with the group rather than dance or socialize with anyone else, which was very like him, but Sebastian could hardly expect him to entertain the entire group of women without him.

Not that Sebastian was adding much of anything to the conversation at hand.

Charlotte and Alice Sterling were nowhere to be seen, which certainly ought to concern Tony whenever he arrived, but it was certain that so long as Alice was in the company of any one Spinster, she would be as safe as can be, no matter the circumstances. Elinor had appeared, which had the potential to irk him, but as all young men seemed to stay far from their group, she was fairly well-behaved.

None of them danced, which seemed strange. It was certainly not the reputation they deserved, having danced with every one of them at least once. But he had never fully comprehended what an influence their Chronicles had on Society, and the less-than-pleasant feelings that their name tended to evoke.

Sebastian wasn’t one for gossip, but he knew enough to know that it was mostly fabrication.

Mostly.

Elinor and Charlotte seemed to fill the mold better than the rest.

He couldn’t stop looking at Izzy this evening, much as he knew he ought to. She might not have had the obvious beauty that Grace or Charlotte, or even Alice Sterling had, let alone his sister, but she had a warm and pleasing countenance that drew one to her regardless. And she was loveliness itself, in the most natural, engaging ways. Somehow, she seemed to grow more beautiful with every glance.

If he glanced any more this evening, he might just be blinded by it.

Steady on, he scolded himself, shifting slightly where he stood. It would not do to be so overwhelmed by sudden observations of a woman he was about to do business with.

Let alone one he could count as a friend.

“What’s this? A lovely young woman on her first foray into London, and she sits here in a chair?”

Sebastian turned to see Tony approaching, grinning directly at Kitty.

“Careful, Tony,” Grace teased, smirking in response. “A number of us still consider ourselves lovely young women.”

“I don’t,” Henshaw quipped with a shrug.

Kitty bit her lip on a giggle, and Sebastian nearly sighed with relief.

Tony bowed deeply to Grace. “That is why I specified ‘in her first foray’, my dear Grace.

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