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GENTLE READERS, IT HAS come to the attention of this author that FD of
Derbyshire has attended three balls this past week. Yes, you read that
correctly. He attended two private balls and willingly made an appearance
at Almack’s. Dare I say all the surprised mammas of the ton are aquiver,
wondering if this is the year the elusive bachelor chooses a bride? I assure
you, this author will watch very carefully, quill at the ready to apprise you
where his interest might land.
FITZWILLIAM DARCY THREW The Tattler onto his desk and pushed
back his chair, cursing the intrusive gossip column which fed people’s
avarice for salacious tidbits regarding secret liaisons and intrigues. Damn
Ashton and his ludicrous bet, whereupon the loser was required to attend –
at the very least – twenty balls before the year ended. Only two weeks into
this debacle with five balls notched on his metaphorical belt, Darcy felt as
though he was in the third circle of Hell.
He should never have agreed to the wager, but then again, he never
expected to lose the race from Lambton to Pemberley. When his horse
threw a shoe barely half a mile outside of the village, he could not, in good
conscience, continue. Any hope of winning the race was lost while he
kicked pebbles on the street in front of the farrier’s shop, and it was a
gloating Viscount Ashton who waited for him on the front portico of
Pemberley later that same day.
“I cannot believe I beat you.”
“Arion threw a shoe just outside of Lambton.”
“You know,” Ashton began as the cousins entered the house and made
their way to Darcy’s study. “I should concede you would have won the bet
if not for that mishap, except, I dearly wish to see you dance and make
pretty speeches to breathless young ladies who will line the walls, awaiting
your request for a set of dances.”
Grim-faced, Darcy stomped past his cousin, moving directly to the
cabinet that housed his port brandy. He poured the expensive concoction
into a cut glass tumbler and threw back the drink in one swallow, followed
closely by a second. After pouring a third drink, he turned to face Ashton.
“Can we negotiate terms?”
“You agreed to dance a minimum of three sets per evening. We also
agreed you are not required to dance the opening or final sets, but you must
dance the supper set and escort your partner into dinner.”
Darcy closed his eyes and blew out a hard sigh.
“There are times I believe I hate you, Ash.”
“No, you love me for I am your second favorite cousin, next to Richard.”
“Not even second favorite. You have officially fallen below Anne and
Thurston”
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