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I like having guests. Besides, I owed him a favor, and he wanted to do a series of articles on our life\u2014you know, upper-class London, et cetera. Doesn\u2019t hurt a thing.\u201d \u201cRight.\u201d She\u2019d heard that much, save the part about his being owed a favor by Gibson Ashfield. That was new and unique information; she wondered what Mr. Strauss could\u2019ve done for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you think of him?\u201d Mr. Ashfield cocked his head. \u201cDo you really want me to tell you? You know I can\u2019t be serious about it. Or at least I can\u2019t be kind.\u201d Alice sighed audibly and gave him a look. \u201cYes. But do try to be serious\u2014I\u2019d like to know your impressions. I\u2019ve never been sure quite what to think of him, and you seem to know the man better than I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

He cleared his throat and faced the small crowd, lowering his voice as he began to speak. \u201cAs you wish, milady. He\u2019s constantly wrapped up in a book, he doesn\u2019t know a thing about shooting, and he doesn\u2019t play cards. As if that weren\u2019t enough, he occasionally pulls out a pencil and notebook and scribbles something down\u2014who knows why? Then there\u2019s his coffee. He insists upon it; says it\u2019s the only thing between him and death.<\/p>\n

Besides, he\u2019s quite the clergyman.\u201d \u201cOh?\u201d \u201cHe likes to tell me what\u2019s right and wrong, which is not something I appreciate, and he has a quote for every occasion\u2014not always from the Bible, but it\u2019s all the same.\u201d He shifted from foot to foot like a small boy, and Alice again saw the vulnerability in him; that vulnerability that, to her, was the most precious thing in the world.<\/p>\n

Could she really reach that side of him? Was it worth a try? \u201cWould you like to renew your acquaintance with the esteemed Mr. Strauss now?\u201d If she wouldn\u2019t be getting anything more out of Gibson Ashfield, she might as well speak to Peter Strauss. He was a pleasant man, and it appeared his effect on Gibson Ashfield was worth noting. \u201cIndeed, I would.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Published by Kellyn Roth, Author Wild Blue Wonder Press Copyright \u00a9 2021; 2018 Wild Blue Wonder Press, all rights reserved. This book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form without prior written permission of the publisher, except as provided by United States of America copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher at the address below. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author\u2019s imagination or used in a fictitious manner.<\/p>\n

Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version (KJV). Cover design by Carpe Librum Book Design Edited by Andrea Cox Kellyn Roth, Author Wild Blue Wonder Press 3680 Browns Creek Road The Dalles, OR, 97058 contact@kellynrothauthor.com www.kellynrothauthor.com 1kitap1.com\/en For my three story-swapping, truth-or-dare-playing, Hank-the-Cowdog- loving, Bone-Disease-carrying friends\u2014Sonja, Sofie, and Eva.<\/p>\n

Y\u2019all would make terrible nurses. Also, I apologize for Kirk. Thank you for giving me Ruby, who gave me Peter, who gave me Alice. Without you, this just wouldn\u2019t have been possible. 1kitap1.com\/en Character List Alice Knight \u2014 a young lady on the verge of her debut who has a plan. Ivy Knight \u2014 her twin sister. Mrs. Claire Knight \u2014 Alice\u2019s mother. Mistress of Pearlbelle Park, an estate near the village of Creling in Kent.<\/p>\n

Mr. Philip Knight \u2014 Owner of Pearlbelle Park, Claire\u2019s husband, and Alice\u2019s father. Edmond \u201cNed\u201d Knight \u2014 Mr. Knight\u2019s son from his former marriage. Caleb, John \u201cJackie,\u201d and Rebecca Knight \u2014 Mr. and Mrs. Knight\u2019s younger children. Nettie Jameson \u2014 Claire\u2019s former maid & Alice and Ivy\u2019s former caretaker who now lives in the gatehouse at Pearlbelle Park with her family. Tom, Malcolm, Elinor \u201cElla,\u201d and Deborah \u201cDebby\u201d Jameson \u2014 Nettie\u2019s husband and children.<\/p>\n

Miss Fletcher \u2014 keeps the little boys and girls at Pearlbelle Park well- taught. Anna \u2014 a long-suffering nanny. Kirk Manning \u2014 A former stable boy at Pearlbelle Park who now trains horses. Lady Mary Cassidy \u201cCassie\u201d O\u2019Connell \u2014 Alice\u2019s dearest friend and fellow former student of Miss Selle\u2019s Boarding School for Girls. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chattoway (Uncle Charlie and Aunt Lois) \u2014 Alice\u2019s maternal uncle and his wife, who also happens to be Mr. Knight\u2019s cousin, formerly known as Lois Elton. Geoffrey Chattoway \u2014 their young son.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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