The Unlikely Lady
“Daphne Swift said the next afternoon as she and Jane took a turn around Jane’s parents’ garden. Jane would have preferred a stroll through the park, but considering how gossip about her behavior at the wedding house party was spreading through town, she thought better of such an outing today. It was only a matter of time before her mother found out. And possibly dismissed Mrs. Bunbury. Which was ridiculous, of course, but entirely probable.
“Please, Jane,” Daphne continued. “It’s been so dreadf...ully dull since Cass and Julian left on their honeymoon. I’ve nothing to entertain me.”
Jane gave her a sideways stare and pressed her lips together to keep from smiling. “What about Captain Cavendish? He looked as if he were entertaining you at the wedding ball.”
Daphne pushed her small nose in the air. “Captain Cavendish makes me more angry than entertained. The man drives me quite mad.”
“I know the feeling,” Jane said on a sigh. When Lucy had informed Jane this morning that Upton would be announcing his engagement to Mrs.MoreLess
“Please, Jane,” Daphne continued. “It’s been so dreadf...ully dull since Cass and Julian left on their honeymoon. I’ve nothing to entertain me.”
Jane gave her a sideways stare and pressed her lips together to keep from smiling. “What about Captain Cavendish? He looked as if he were entertaining you at the wedding ball.”
Daphne pushed her small nose in the air. “Captain Cavendish makes me more angry than entertained. The man drives me quite mad.”
“I know the feeling,” Jane said on a sigh. When Lucy had informed Jane this morning that Upton would be announcing his engagement to Mrs.MoreLess
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