The Marquis She's been Waiting For by Ella Quinn

Author:Ella Quinn
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2019-05-27T14:41:41+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Dorie watched as Lord Exeter let himself out. He had certainly been in the house and library enough times to feel comfortable doing so. She went to the back of the library and the shelves holding the estate management books, took several of them out, put them on a square table that had been placed there, and began formulating a lesson plan for his lordship. She wished she knew more about his estates, but asking him would give her the answer. Come to think of it, it might give him some answers as well.

Still, her thoughts roamed to what her friend had said about him not being in love with Miss Chatham. Adeline had been correct. What surprised Dorie was that Lord Exeter truly was looking at her. Well, she could not have made it plainer that she was not considering him. But what was he doing spending so much time with Miss Chatham?

A traitorous little thought slipped into Dorie’s brain.

Unless he fell in love with you.

She, of course, would have to do the same. Fall in love. Strangely, falling in love with anyone was proving to be much more difficult than she had though it would. It could not be that difficult. Her brother and his friends had done it. Even Wivenly, whom she had always thought was such a rake that he could never find a lady to love, had done it.

Dorie blew out a puff of air. What was she doing wrong?

She began making a list of the things she had learned about managing an estate. When she was sure the list was complete, she organized the items by type and importance. There was one area about which she had no knowledge and that was the sale of the farm goods to others. She knew some of it was kept back and stored, but the surplus was sold. She made a mental note to ask her father.

A chill started to come over the room and she was about to call for a shawl when she heard steps and a grating sound against the fireplace.

“It ain’t right,” one of the maids said. “Like is to like. That’s what my ma always says and that’s the way it outta be.”

“You’re just jealous that he didn’t ask you to walk out,” a second maid said.

So this is what maids talk about when they go about their chores. No wonder I am not supposed to gossip with them.

The cleaning tools fell silent. “Can you imagine Miss Tillerson stepping out with him?”

Guilt struck Dorie that she was listening to servants’ gossip, but no one would know. She was too far back in the room for the maids to see her. And if it involved her sister’s governess, it was something she should know. Not that Tilly appeared to be the subject of the conversation.

“No, but all our ladies are proper ladies. I’m not sure”—the maid lowered her voice so that Dorie couldn’t hear the name—“is.”

Who is stepping out with whom and who is the man?

“From what I hear, she don’t even sew like our ladies are always doing.

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