That no one was in attendance at the front shouldn’t have surprised him, considering the way his luck had been running.
Even the walls were bare of adornment, though they were littered with nails and the holes where paintings, mirrors, sconces, or something else had once hung.
“Not even a bed of warm coals in the fireplace to take the chill off the wet day,” he grumbled to himself, holding his hat under his arm while he took off his leather gloves. He removed his damp hat while noting the room was sparsely furnished with an old, inexpensive desk and a couple of chairs, but little else. MISS MAMIE FORTESCUE’S DO’S AND DON’TS FOR CHAPERONES, GOVERNESSES, TUTORS, AND NURSESīenedict Mercer’s impatience was beginning to grow, and it didn’t appear that the fourth Duke of Griffin’s disposition would improve, judging by the fact that there was no one in the front office when he stepped into Miss Mamie Fortescue’s Employment Agency. That the duke himself is now the protector of innocent young ladies is dismaying to many, yet may prove to be the punishment that has long escaped him and perhaps force a measure of penitence upon him as well.ĭon’t say in private what you don’t want to hear repeated in public. The duke, who as far as anyone I know can tell, has never sought redemption for his wicked ways as one of the Rakes of St. It is my hearty belief that most everyone in Society agrees that it’s Lady Sara and Lady Vera’s misfortune that it’s up to their brother, the Duke of Griffin, to see to it they are suitably wed. If you believe the copy of this e-book you are reading infringes on the author’s copyright, please notify the publisher at: us./piracy.
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