The Dangerous Debutante
11 March 1812
My dearest Chance and Julia,
Warmest greetings from Becket Hall, my children.
It seems so long since your visit at Christmas-time, but we understand how occupied you must be at the War Office, Chance, what with our new Lord Wellington so busily preparing to storm Badajoz now that he has at last dispensed with opposition from Ciudad Rodrigo. Wellesley now an English duke, and even Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo into the bargain? ¡Madre de Dios! How we reward men for the efficient killing of other men in this upside-down world.
I wonder, do the honors change him, or will his good common sense prevail? With the rumblings we hear about Bonaparte possibly setting his sights on Russia,Wellington would be wise to let the Little Corsican have his head, and concentrate on the Peninsula, as I have a great respect for the Russian spirit. No one, as we both know, fights with more determination than a man with his back to the wall.
But that is a discussion for another time. There continue to be no red skies at morning, and only clear black nights, all of them without incident, and we rejoice in the fair ... read full excerpt from: The Dangerous Debutante ebook
