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The duchess’s head bobbed, and a rare sht here at Willow Lake”
The name of the estate ca with the hundreds of talltrees
“I know it is unseeht to coe suffers There are many without any joy, or food on the table I know of your weekly works, but your efforts are not enough to support an entire village and infirhastly effect of the war is horrendous, and I thought three days of festiveness where we all cae and his family—would be a welcome respite”
“It would be lovely, Georgette” Eames and events The entire lake is frozen, and it would be wonderful to open skating to everyone”
“Thank you, rateful for the glint of happiness she saw Too rief had shrouded them
“I will co as soon as I return from Brompton with Marcellus,” she promised
She left the duchess to plan the meals and corateful for htly, could help her plan She also volunteered as an aide at the infirmary, so Emily would speak with her then and enlist her assistance to ensure everyone had a jolly good time It seemed unlikely, but she suddenly felt as if there could be soly, to banish the horror of everything
She walked with eagerness through the foyer and strode out the door Giving Alfred a radiant smile as he held open the door, E the blush that tried to rise in her cheeks as she spied Marcellus waiting for her, leaning against his black-lacquered Renault He looked so self-assured and handsome She forced herself to walk calmly down the steps
“Lord Blackthorn,” shebrows at her formality, and the blush she tried to suppress flamed her cheeks
He held open the door, and she slid in She waited in agonized silence as the footes Marcellus entered and started the car The sine came alive, and they drove away
Thethat it was alible Emily desperately searched for a way to break the tension There had never existed this silence between the in his jaw
In desperation, she spoke “As we had discussed, I had Jeffers search through your armoire for last season’s wear I have parceled as ers I also took a slab of h it has been proclaimed the war has
ended,rationed”
She winced when he only grunted in reply, but continued valiantly, “Now that Prie has announced the war has ended, I pray the villagers will be able to restore their lives and banish fear”
“I suspect they will”