The Lords & Ladies Box Set by Miller Fenella J

Author:Miller, Fenella J [Miller, Fenella J]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2014-05-16T16:00:00+00:00

The rest of the day passed pleasantly in a lively game of hide and go seek. In some parts the grass was knee-high which made searching for the children an interesting challenge. They loved to play outside, and although the nights were drawing in, the trees beginning to shed their leaves, games would be played outside at Siddon Hall until the snow arrived.

Charlotte retired that night too excited to sleep. She'd already told her sister-in-law that the children appeared to be sickening, that she suspected they were coming down with the measles. With luck her absence might not even be noticed, her brother and his wife would think her too busy taking care of the invalids to join them for dinner. Tomorrow she and Mary would set out ostensibly to make purchases to ease the children's suffering. She had sufficient funds for her journey, and had written ahead to book a room at the Green Man in Romford for the night.

Her escapade would be easier if Rupert was away in Town, but he was on a repairing lease and would not return the until the next quarter's rents and her interest were paid into his account. If she had been able to catch the early-morning coach she wouldn't have the expense of staying overnight.

However, it would have been remarked if she had departed during the morning, as it was her

custom to visit the nearby village in the afternoons.

Sally, the chief nursemaid, was prepared to cover for her absence; she wished her brother had not forced her to be deceitful by his unreasonable behaviour. Being obliged to wait until the afternoon meant she would not reach London until early evening. She hoped there would be sufficient light to continue to The Green Man as she disliked travelling in the dark.

She had bespoke a bedchamber and private sitting room, for she had no intention of sitting downstairs in the common snug. Although she had not been about much, in fact not at all, she was well aware that a young lady must not be seen in such a place. In fact, she should not really be travelling with just her maid as chaperone. After all, she was an aristocrat; even impoverished as she was, she would be disgraced if her jaunt ever came to light.

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James glanced at the occupants of the coach satisfied there was no one amongst them that would interrupt his much-needed rest. He had been travelling almost two days, making his way back from Vienna where he had attended a symposium on the new medical practices for treating the insane. He had a lucrative practice in the West End of London but his main work was with the poor in the East End. There was little he could do to alleviate their suffering, but he treated them free of charge and liked to believe he was making a difference.

The rich could afford his exorbitant fees; he was personal physician to many influential men

in the city. He did not treat

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