As the phaeton pulled away and Lady Rolande motioned to her driver to proceed, Hedra sighed audibly.
"What a man,"she said, referring to Lord Arandale. "To be married to such a man would be happiness indeed!"
"I would not be married to him for all the gold of Croesus," said Cecilia, turning away in disgust. "He is a stranger to propriety."
"Oh, don't be a fuddy-duddy, Cecilia, you're just gamboling me. Of course you would jump at the chance of becoming the Countess of Arandale. Who wouldn't?"
"I assure you I would not."
"Mama, would not Cecilia jump at the chance of becoming a countess? Bear me out."
"Girls...this bickering," protested Lady Rolande. "We came here to see and be seen.You are wasting valuable time."
"Cecilia is false in pretending she would not want to become a countess. I cannot believe it for a moment, can you, Mama?"
"Hedra, hush."
"Cecilia. You do not answer. Have you heard what I said about you wanting to become a countess?"
"I assure you I did hear you, Hedra," said Cecilia, "at least the first six times."
"You would so want to become a countess. If you say you do not you are lying."
"You're becoming tedious, Hedra. Can we not talk about you marrying the Earl of Arandale, instead?"
"Why, that is altogether to my liking," Hedra clapped. "There is no doubt I would accomplish it, should I set my mind to it."
"Yes, I'm certain of it," said Cecilia.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
"What a man,"she said, referring to Lord Arandale. "To be married to such a man would be happiness indeed!"
"I would not be married to him for all the gold of Croesus," said Cecilia, turning away in disgust. "He is a stranger to propriety."
"Oh, don't be a fuddy-duddy, Cecilia, you're just gamboling me. Of course you would jump at the chance of becoming the Countess of Arandale. Who wouldn't?"
"I assure you I would not."
"Mama, would not Cecilia jump at the chance of becoming a countess? Bear me out."
"Girls...this bickering," protested Lady Rolande. "We came here to see and be seen.You are wasting valuable time."
"Cecilia is false in pretending she would not want to become a countess. I cannot believe it for a moment, can you, Mama?"
"Hedra, hush."
"Cecilia. You do not answer. Have you heard what I said about you wanting to become a countess?"
"I assure you I did hear you, Hedra," said Cecilia, "at least the first six times."
"You would so want to become a countess. If you say you do not you are lying."
"You're becoming tedious, Hedra. Can we not talk about you marrying the Earl of Arandale, instead?"
"Why, that is altogether to my liking," Hedra clapped. "There is no doubt I would accomplish it, should I set my mind to it."
"Yes, I'm certain of it," said Cecilia.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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