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London, 1896
Darling Max, just the man I need!”
Maximillian Shaw didn’t have to turn his head to recognize the owner of
the feminine voice murmuring so persuasively in his ear. “Delia? What a
delightful surprise.”
He set aside the newspaper he’d been reading and turned, smiling into
the piquant face of his favorite cousin. “Even though it’s clear you’re about
to cage a favor.”
Unrepentant, Delia bestowed a dazzling smile on him. “I’ve gotten
myself into a terrible pickle, Max, and I need your help. I realize that asking
favors of a duke is the height of impertinence—”
“As if that’s ever stopped you before,” he cut in wryly.
Still smiling, she leaned closer, the wide brim of her hat raking over the
crown of his head and ruffling his dark hair. “It’s nothing difficult,” she
promised and gave his cheek an affectionate pat, seemingly oblivious to the
fact that they were in the foyer of the Savoy, London’s most luxurious hotel.
“A mere trifle.”
Max knew well the dangers of participating in Delia’s so-called trifles. A
year younger than him, she’d been embroiling him in her schemes almost
from the moment she learned to walk. “The last time you said something
like that,” he said, standing up as she came around to the front of his chair,
“I ended up with a bloody nose and a black eye.”
She waved away his discomfort over the occasion in question with an
airy gesture of her hand. “All part of our misspent youth. May I join you?”
she added before he could reply, nodding to the empty chair to his right.
It would never have occurred to Max to object. Doing favors for Delia
did tend to land a chap in trouble, but he liked a bit of trouble now and
again; and besides, he’d never been able to turn his back on a beauty in
distress.
“I’d be delighted to help, of course. Shall we have tea and talk about it?”
he added, gesturing to the Savoy’s famous dining room nearby. “Or would
you prefer the American Bar? Frank is probably on duty by now. We could
have him mix us some delectable new libations.”
“Women aren’t allowed in the American Bar,” Delia reminded him,
making a face that clearly conveyed her opinion of that particular rule.
“The bar isn’t open yet, so Frank won’t mind.”
Bookshop Cinderella by Laura Lee Guhrke EPUB & PDF“Do stop tempting me with these delights. I’ve no time for cocktails or
tea. Not today. I’ve only half an hour to get to Charing Cross station or I
shall miss my train for Dover.” Despite those words, she sank into the
empty chair beside his. “I’m just waiting for my maid and the bellman to
bring my luggage down,” she went on, casting a glance past him down the
length of the Savoy’s opulent foyer. “Then I’m off to the Continent.”
“The Continent, eh?” he echoed as he resumed his own seat. “Pleasure or
business?”
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