The Unexpected Bride
Chapter One
An impartial observer might have been excused for stating that the crowd at Almack's Assembly
Rooms on that fine spring night was entirely made up of members of the Ton who were intent
upon enjoying themselves to the hilt. Young ladies dressed demurely in silken gowns of various
pastel shades swirled past escorted by nattily attired beaux. Anxious mothers chatted together in
groups, each certain that her daughter outshone every other girl in beauty and elegance. All in all
it was a scene of great interest to the student of human nature.
One fair-haired young gentleman stood apart, however, looking the picture of gloom. Although
dressed with great elegance and propriety he did not appear to be entirely at ease in his
surroundings. He returned an occasional polite rejoinder to greetings from various
acquaintances, all of whom registered surprise at finding him in such a place. Otherwise the
Honourable George Carstares seemed to be very much in a brown study, with a frown of worry
in his blue eyes.
He looked with ever-decreasing expectation and hope at the entrance doo ... read full excerpt from: The Unexepected Bride ebook
