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London, April 1815
THE COMMOTION OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE ought to have served as something of a
warning, but Jason Jonquil, barrister and proud perfectionist, had done
nothing more than glance up from his ruler-straight stack of papers when the
first noises had drifted through his closed door. Thus, he was entirely
unprepared when Hansen, his long-suffering clerk, hurried inside, a bit short
of breath, to announce the arrival of a client.
“Miss Mariposa Thornton.” The name rushed from Hansen’s lips at
precisely the instant a young lady Jason had never before seen glided into his
office.
He stood automatically.
“And Mrs. Aritza,” Hansen added as a second lady stepped inside. Hobbled
inside was a more precise description, and Jason was nothing if not precise.
“You are Mr. Jonquil?” Miss Thornton asked, a hint of an accent in her
words. She raised an ebony eyebrow in inquiry.
Though far shorter than he was, she somehow managed to look down her
nose at him. Being the son of an earl had its advantages—Jason found he
could quite easily squelch such pretensions. He might be a barrister and
obligated to work for a living, but he was born to the aristocracy. “I am Mr.
Jonquil,” he replied repressively. “And I shall inform you now that I do not
take on new clients without a recommendation.”
“Sí.” She seemed to sigh. “You are definitely Señor Jason.” She made the
realization sound oddly like an insult. The woman beside her shook her head
of white hair as if in disapproval. “Siéntese, Abuela,” Miss Thornton said to
her companion, who shuffled to a nearby chair and sat, her wrinkled eyes
narrowed on Jason.
“As I said, Miss Thornton,” Jason repeated himself calmly. “I have a very
full clientele and do not accept new clients without—”
“A recommendation, sí.” She waved off his words and sat as well. “You
have come very highly recommended, so we need not worry on such a thing.”
That was not at all what he had meant. Jason straightened a stack of papers
that had shifted askew when his office door had burst open so
unceremoniously. The task allowed him a moment to push down his
frustration. He was something of an expert at maintaining his calm.
“Miss Thornton,” he said, “you are the one requiring a recommendation.”
“What need have I for a recommendation? I am not a barrister.”
“You misunderstand me—”
“Not a very reassuring example of your skills of communication.” Miss
Thornton looked rather unimpressed with him as she cut him off. Again. “I
would think it importante for a barrister to be able to bring others around to
an understanding of his position on any given issue.”
“This conversation is in no way, I assure you, Miss Thornton, an example
of my professional abilities. It is more a display of your own inability to
understand what is said to you.”
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