Аннотация
The Courtship
Windham - 0.5
by
Grace Burrowes
This story is for every woman who thinks she doesn’t fit in and isn’t worthy of notice. You may not fit in, but that’s precisely because you are indeed worthy of notice.
One
“One hears he takes snuff only from his mistresses’ naked breasts.”
Esther Himmelfarb rearranged her cards and stifled a snort at one of Charlotte Pankhurst’s more ridiculous observations.
Herodia Bellamy tossed the queen of diamonds onto the table. “One hears that he bathes frequently, but seldom alone.”
“A crowded undertaking,” Esther murmured, “given the man’s size in relation to the average bathing tub. Your turn, Lady Zephora.”
“I know for a fact,” Lady Zephora said softly, “that both Lord Anthony and Lord Percival have been ordered by Her Grace, their mama, to take brides this year.”
So much for whist. Esther continued to study her cards while the ladies catalogued...
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