The Girl With the Pearl Pin by Lynne Connolly

Author:Lynne Connolly [Connolly, Lynne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Mystery
ISBN: 9781516109524
Google: 8I2MDwAAQBAJ
Amazon: 1516109554
Goodreads: 45322523
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Published: 2019-09-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Leo should really not feel as good as he did, considering he was all but trapped in marriage. Although this time he did not feel trapped. He looked forward to starting his new life with Phoebe. After calling at Doctors’ Commons to pick up the license he’d applied for yesterday, he took a chair to Pall Mall. The day was still young, and he had some time to kill before he could go to Miss Childers’s house for dinner.

He had a spring in his step as he climbed the narrow stairs to the upper floor where his club was situated. The rage for clubs was in full swing, and now the new fad for gentlemen’s clubs, where only members were allowed and they could take their ease, was in full swing. This was a smaller example, the St. James, but it suited him well.

A porter inclined his head to Leo as he passed through the small lobby. He smiled back. Every time he entered the establishment, a bit more had been done to improve it. He’d already performed his part, paying his subscription and arranging for a good supply of spirits from his contact in the City. The club was developing so quickly that obviously it was filling a place that should have been occupied some time ago.

The large room he entered was comfortably full, but his particular friends were not present. Never mind, he would relax, read the papers, and have a drink.

“Leomore!” A call attracted his attention. Several people sat around a small table, playing cards in hand. “Shall we deal you in?”

He shook his head, smiling.

“Come and have a drink anyway,” Cavanaugh urged. “We’re not playing deep, only a guinea a point.”

One of his companions groaned and tossed his cards facedown on the table. “Not even that,” he said, disgustedly. “Perhaps when your betrothed brings you the diamonds you can liven up the gaming tables with them.”

Fury erupted in Leo. He sprang to his feet and put his hand on his sword hilt. “I will not let that stand.”

Leigh held up his hands in a placating gesture. “I do beg your pardon, Leomore. It was a poor jest in bad taste. I meant no harm by it.”

Leo took a deep breath, then another before he released his grip on his sword. “Very well, I accept your apology. The lady is my future duchess, and I was with her when the diamonds went missing. Proposing,” he added grimly, realizing that in fact he had not proposed to her yet.

“That’s not what the Latimers are saying.”

Leo took his seat once more and reached for the brandy decanter and an empty glass. “The Latimers can go hang. If they say it in my presence, I’ll give them the same response.” He had not seen the Latimers for a while, but if he did, he would have no hesitation confronting them. Perhaps he had let them get away with too much and he should seek them out. “They should spend their efforts discovering who stole the jewels, not persecuting an innocent woman.

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