Lucinda, however, was either unaware of or unconcerned with his reaction, for, as she picked up her skirts and turned toward the stairs, she turned on Jake. I shall also expect them to have this squalor remedied by morning! It is obvious from your behavior that you are no gentleman however, we are ladies, and we shall expect to be treated as such.”įrom the corner of her eye Elizabeth had been watching Ian Thornton, who was listening to all of this, his jaw rigid, a muscle beginning to twitch dangerously in the side of his neck. “The responsibility for our being here is yours, whether it was a mistake or not! I shall expect you to rout your servants from their hiding places and have them bring clean linens up to us at once. “No respectable person would dwell in such a place even for a night,” she snapped, and Elizabeth watched in mingled distress and admiration as the redoubtable woman turned around and directed her attack on their unwilling host. “Lucinda!” Elizabeth whispered desperately. “Swept off the chairs?” Lucinda suggested acidly. “Well, now, if we’d known we were going to have such…ah…gra…that is, illustrious company, we’d have-“
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