The Governess' Debut: A Sweet Regency Romance (Ladies of Mayfair Book 1) by Andrews Wendy May

Author:Andrews, Wendy May [Andrews, Wendy May]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Sparrow Ink
Published: 2018-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

T he earl had informed Felicia that Parliament would soon be dispersing for the summer and the household would be removing to his country estate, Standish, for a couple of months. She was aquiver with a myriad of emotions over the prospect. Change had become something to fear in her experience, and she had come to enjoy the routine she and Penelope had established. But while she was enjoying exploring the city with her young charge, she was a country girl at heart and looked forward to the clear air and vast vistas that would no doubt be had at Standish.

And then there was the earl himself. No doubt in the country he would be more accessible to his daughter and her governess. This thought filled Felicia with strange feelings of nervous energy. She was torn between longing for time spent with him and wanting to run from him whenever he turned up. It was a dilemma she pushed to the back of her mind time and again.

Penelope was looking forward to returning to her home in the country. She was excited to show her dear Felicia all her favorite places on the estate. And playing with her dogs would be so much fun!

Felicia had to struggle to maintain Penelope’s attention as she kept remembering different things she wished to describe about the house, grounds, and stables on the estate.

“And the head groom is the very best, Felicia. His name is Irish, since he’s from Ireland, and he always takes me riding whenever I feel like going.” All of a sudden, she thought of a very important matter. “Oh my goodness, I forgot to ask you if you ride. You do ride, don’t you, Felicia? My last governess was actually afraid of horses, if you can imagine. But you are the very best, and I am absolutely certain that you would not be so silly as to be afraid of horses.”

Felicia laughed with delight over her charge’s exclamations. “You are quite correct, my dear. I love horses, and I do enjoy riding. I have been out of practice for some time, but I trust the stables will have some gentle, old horse for me to use, and we shall have a lovely time. But now is not the time to be thinking of that. We shall be remaining in London for at least another week, possibly two, and you really must learn a few more things before we leave. Now please, reread that last paragraph as I am quite certain you do not recall a single word of it.”

With a sheepish grin, Penelope returned her nose to her textbook. They continued working diligently for a few moments before they were again interrupted. Mary, their maid, was at the door.

“I’m right sorry to disturb you, miss, but his lordship is asking to see you. He said it’s right urgent and for you to come straight away. I can sit with my lady while you go downstairs.”

Felicia was startled by the summons and gazed at the maid with a degree of dismay.

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.