She glanced from Stephen’s
mischievous, pale blue eyes to Marcus’ serious, deep blue ones. A tingle went
down her spine. “I highly doubt Lord Westings would like to make anyone’s
acquaintance at this hour and on his death bed,” she stated weakly.
“Quite the contrary. He has been
asking for a woman for some time now,” Marcus replied readily.
Emily sighed and
finished her tea. As she stood, the two men stood with her. “Oh, all right, I
shall meet him. Nevertheless, you must first send the doctor down to me so that
I can be assured that my visit will not hinder him further. And,” she paused to
make sure she had their attention. “I make no promise that I shall marry
anyone.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Marcus gazed at the woman before him
with admiration. She was dressed like any modest governess with her hair
reasonably contained under a mobcap and a white, embroidered scarf arranged
around her shoulders and neck. But the simple, dark brown, traveling gown was
well-maintained. Even in her current attire she was quite a beauty, and he
wondered that she had not been snatched up during her season. It was several
moments before he realized he was grinning at her like a fool. He quickly
headed down the hall and up the stairs toward Lucian’s room.
He reflected on his first sight of
her sitting primly at the table with her tea, wrapped in the glow from the
fire. He had thought she was an angel. If his best friend had not been in more
dire need of a wife, he might not have been able to resist attempting to form
his own attachment.
He was vaguely familiar with three
of Sir Radford’s other daughters. They had each spent two or three years on the
marriage market and married suitably. He wished he had met this one at the
assembly, but perhaps she had come out the year he had toured the continent
with Lucian. She had a strength of character that he found irresistible. He
wished he could spend more time getting to know her, but time was of the
essence for Lucian. Right now, his dying friend’s final wish came first.
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