The Beauty by Rebecca Connolly

Author:Rebecca Connolly
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2019-05-08T22:00:00+00:00

SHEFFIELD HAD SAID WILL COULD CALL at any time. He’d practically begged him to call and save him from the monotony that would be Ashby House.

How there could be monotony with Miss Perkins about was beyond Will, but he was well aware that he was biased where Miss Perkins was concerned.

Anyone would be.

Will paused as he disembarked from his coach, his eyes widening. What if Sheffield was also biased? The man was living in the same house as her for the time being, and she was the most beautiful creature God’s hands had ever created. If heaven had angels with auras of glory, none could be fairer than she.

Why wouldn’t Sheffield want such a woman for a wife? She was also witty and capable, not easily ruffled, and far and away the least silly woman Will had ever encountered. She wanted a quiet, simple life, which meant she would never stray, would never ask for much, and was quite likely to always be content so long as care was given her.

Perfection in a woman, he had no doubt.

Sheffield could not have her.

Will’s brow snapped down and he strode for Ashby House. He would take it up with his friend at this very moment if he had to, even if it meant declaring his intentions prematurely.

He was that convinced of Miss Perkins suiting him.

It was not gentlemanly at all to act in such haste or to be so rash with a friend he’d had for years.

That suited him rather well indeed.

Lady Ashby’s intractable butler Fellows greeted him at his arrival and informed him that Mr. Sheffield had gone out on an errand of a personal nature, and that Miss Sheffield was still away at a house party.

Neither of these statements gave Will any discomfort.

“Would you wish to call upon her ladyship and Miss Perkins?” Fellows continued in his perfectly mild and polite tone.

Why, yes. Yes, he would.

“I would dearly love to pay my respects to both,” Will informed the man. “But pray, do not interrupt their schedule for me. I will come to them, if you think it permissible.”

Fellows smiled a little. “I think her ladyship would have insisted you come to her anyway, sir. The ladies are in the garden. May I show you the way?”

Satisfied he would have gotten what he wished no matter what he’d said, Will nodded and followed Fellows to the back of the house to a lovely, tidy garden. Lady Ashby sat in a chair with her head tipped back, safely ensconced in the shade while Miss Perkins sat beside her, book in hand, her lips moving as she evidently read aloud.

“Mr. Debenham, your ladyship,” Fellows intoned when they reached the ladies.

Will bowed by way of greeting. “My lady, Miss Perkins. I hope neither of you consider my coming a disruption to your day. I did not like to pass without paying my respects.”

Lady Ashby beamed up at him through the pallor of her expression. “Of course not, Mr. Debenham! We are delighted to have

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.