SIX NIGHTS TO MARRY A MARQUESS BY PATRICIA HAVERTON – eBook Details Online
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“In matters of the heart, my dear Emma,” Agnes Young, sighed
dramatically as she delicately plucked another dainty sandwich
from the silver platter before her, “love is as irresistible as this
cucumber sandwich. But alas, it appears to be fleeing from us this season.”
She was sitting on a blanket in Green Park with her dearest friends, Emma
Lovell and Frances Hughes, sharing their romantic woes.
“I must concur with you on that sentiment, Aggie,” Emma said with a
resigned sigh that competed with Agnes’. “It seems our charms have quite
the opposite effect on gentlemen—repelling rather than attracting them.”
She plopped a grape into her mouth and chewed with frustration.
“Oh, come now, ladies! Let us not lose hope so soon. The season is very
young; there is still ample time to secure those desirable matches,” Frances
encouraged brightly.
Emma couldn’t help but let out a soft snort at Frances’s hopeful outlook.
“Quite easy for you to say, Frannie,” she retorted playfully yet enviously.
Frances’ unexpected marriage last season had taken them all by surprise,
but also managed to serve as a beacon of hope.
Surprised by Emma’s teasing jab, Frances stuttered momentarily before
composing herself with a sheepish grin. “Ah well… Life does have its
unexpected twists and turns, does it not?” she mused softly.
Agnes pursed her lips, suddenly reluctant to speak her mind. The whispers
going around society about her lineage was the primary reason she was not
attracting matches. They were true, of course, but her father would never
admit it—for that would mean the end of her time in society. As far as
everyone was concerned, she was the ward of a very respectable duke. Far
from the illegitimacy she was associated with.
“Oh, heavens, do me the favor of letting a husband find me unexpectedly,
that I might find respite from my father’s ceaseless orations and his fruitless
attempts at matchmaking,” Emma implored with a theatrical glance
skyward. This peculiar supplication sent Agnes and Frances into fits of
laughter.
“Be that as it may, my dear Emma,” Agnes managed to say, dabbing the
corners of her eyes as her laughter subsided, “I remain a steadfast believer
in the concept of love. However, I am inclined to think it an exceedingly
rare commodity.” She had not yet been touched by the flames of love, yet
her belief in its untarnished purity was unwavering. Her family was enough
evidence of its existence.
“I find myself in agreement with you, Aggie,” Frances intoned, her usual
vivacity dimming slightly as she slipped into a moment of contemplation.
Agnes had barely parted her lips to respond when an all-too-familiar voice
interrupted their peaceful assembly.
“Oh, but of course, it shouldn’t astonish anyone. We are speaking of
Gillingham, after all,” the voice declared, filled with scandalized glee that
was impossible to ignore. Their gazes moved toward the source of the
proclamation. The speaker was none other than Lady Kirkland—society’s
most notorious gossip-monger, a title she wore with an almost regal
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