A Tangled Web

and, darling, it is a magic that we will give to everyone who comes near us. It’s the magic of love

but also money to alleviate distress and neglect

which I will now be able to do more efficiently in Parliament and I will be able to afford not only time

on it happy and prosperous.”

Most important, we will start by improving the house and the estate so that it will be as it was in my grandfather’s time and make the people who live

to own you, to possess you and to be certain you are mine alone.”

with her unfavourably

She was thinking of the beautiful Lady Lucas and being afraid that she would compare

and how you are more beautiful than any woman I have ever seen!”

He paused a moment to smile at her