![]() ![]() He’d not expected to miss his old friend and cousin so much. He knew he should have made an appearance, but he simply hadn’t been able to bring himself to do it. ![]() He found comfort in knowing that Jayne was doing well and up to the task of hosting the affair. He’d heard from those who attended that it was a smashing success. He’d received an invitation, which he respectfully declined. He knew Jayne and Walfort had returned to Herndon Hall. It had been two months since he’d arrived in London. With a sigh, he leaned back in his chair. ![]() Within the hour, he had scratched off every name without having met most of the women. What was wrong with them that they did not appeal to suitors? ![]() But then so were those who remained, as they were older. Ten and eight? Ten and nine? Still too young. He immediately scratched them from the list. He’d encountered a couple of the ladies at Walfort’s when he was there for the fox hunt. She’d prepared a list of candidates to assume the mantle of his duchess. He wanted to have a wife in hand before then, one who would be content to live in the country and never again set foot in a ballroom.įortunate for him, Claire was well ensconced in Society and knew which ladies would have their coming out and who, from Seasons past, still remained available. Next year Jayne and Walfort would no doubt decide it was time to return to London. He intended to make the most of the coming Season. A insley sat at the desk in the library of his London residence and studied the names that had been presented to him. ![]()
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