Miss Hartwell's Dilemma (28 page)

“That is much better.” Amaryllis fluttered her eyelids at him coyly. “My lord, I am sensible of the honour you do me, and I confess that your sentiments are reciprocated. I will.”

With ceremony, his heart in his eyes, he raised her hand to his lips. At the last second his bad arm gave way. Calmly he caught her hand with his left and continued the gesture, touching his lips to the back in gentlemanly fashion and then turning it over and pressing a passionate kiss on the palm.

“There,” he said, “now we are properly betrothed, and you are permitted to encourage me to kiss you.”

She was about to do so when the door burst open. Isabel ran in, out of breath, the spaniels gambolling at her heels.

“Papa, Mama, pray come quick,” she gasped. “I told her there was not enough snow left.”

Amaryllis blushed as Lord Daniel looked at her with raised eyebrows, grinning. He turned back to his daughter.

“What’s to do?” he asked.

“Oh do come quick! Louise was sliding off the stable roof into a drift of snow and I think she has broke her arm!”

Copyright © 1988 by Carola Dunn

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Electronically published in 2001 by Belgrave House/Regency Reads

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