Riding In The Sky

everything was perfect, very luxurious and exceedingly comfortable

Now she saw him as she had wished to do, tooling a four-in-hand

He had taken her to London to the house of his elder sister, who was married to the Earl of Dunstable

Filipa was married the day before Mark left for Syria

have ever known and so utterly and completely adorable, I am going to marry you as quickly as possible simply because I am afraid of losing you.”

It will not matter, except that I want to look – beautiful for – you.”

“God, how I love you!” the Marquis said. “You are so very different from anyone I

so unexpected!” he smiled.

“I am quite certain, my darling, that you have forgotten that you have no Wedding gown to wear.”

Now – this very moment – because I love you so much!”

The Marquis laughed and it was a very happy sound.

“Only you could say anything

You will never be unhappy again,” he said. “How quickly can we be married?”

There was only a short pause before Filipa replied

so cruel and so unkind, as to leave me only half a man because I had lost you?”

“I did not – mean to hurt you – but I was so unhappy.”