Young Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster: Volume 6 [Parts 1 to 7] by Saki

Author:Saki
Language: eng
Format: epub

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By the time Mary brought Patrick and Alicia back to the estate, her brothers had finished their inspection. The twins didn’t seem surprised by the two new arrivals. If anything, they acted as though Patrick had been in Feydella all along, and glared at him because of his tall stature.

After Patrick and Alicia met Mary’s aunt and uncle, everyone had dinner together. Now that Mary was surrounded by familiar faces, she’d almost forgotten that she was still in a foreign nation. She stole a sideways glance at Alicia.

The other girl elegantly sipped her soup. “It’s delicious!” she said with a smile.

“Lang, Lucian, as members of your country’s most distinguished family, you ought to scold this girl’s conduct. It’s unheard-of for a princess to just wander off to another country on a whim,” Mary appealed with disgruntlement, glaring at Alicia. But then she noticed the waiter had brought over croquettes, and she exclaimed, “Oh my!”

They looked divine. Surely just one bite would be enough to cleanse away all of Mary’s exhaustion in an instant. She was well acquaintanced with their delicious taste.

Seeing the way Mary’s expression had relaxed, Alicia happily explained. “We stopped at the usual delicatessen on the way here and bought these for you, Lady Mary. I also wanted to invite Lady Karen and Lord Dan to try them.”

“Ah, so it’s a gift. That’s surprisingly tactful of you. I accept,” Mary replied, touched by the croquettes’ deliciousness. Everyone else smiled wryly.

This was the effectiveness of a good gift. It was the very same idea Mary had discussed prior to the trip, and now she was demonstrating its efficacy herself.

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Once dinner was over, Mary had intended to rest. However, Lang and Lucian had something they wanted to talk to everyone about. They all went into a room, and Mary cast her brothers an inquisitive look.

“When you and Adi were on a date—I mean, out on inspection, we were sightseeing—I mean, were on our own inspection as well,” Lang began. “Obviously, we weren’t surrounded by men. Right, Lucian?”

“They’d bid us greetings, but we wouldn’t exchange more than two or three words before it was over. They’re not interested in us at all...” Lucian affirmed. “Not that I’d want to be surrounded by men singing my praises...”

“I know this is the country of many loves, but I think they’re being a bit excessive,” Lang remarked.

The difference in the way that the Feydellan men treated the siblings was blatant. Patrick nodded along as he listened. He also felt that the difference was odd, based on what he’d heard about Feydella. As this was a country that didn’t participate in foreign diplomacy much, it wasn’t too out of the question for there to be some discrepancies, but the men here flocked to Mary excessively. It was as if they were desperate.

If this country of many loves was indeed so uninhibited, then it would’ve made sense for Lang and Lucian to be surrounded by women who complimented and flirted with them. They were the eldest sons of House Albert.

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