Читать книгу The Demure Miss Manning - Amanda McCabe - Страница 2
Оглавление‘Miss Manning, have you met the great hero of the day?’ Lady Alnworth said.
He turned to smile at Mary, and it took all her long years of careful diplomatic training to keep her own polite smile in place. A chivalric knight of old, only in a red coat instead of gleaming armour. On him, that uniform seemed—different. Exotic. Alluring.
‘How do you do, Miss Manning?’ he said, bowing over her hand.
His breath through her glove made her shiver. His hair was a golden brown, shimmering as if he spent much time in the sun. It gave him such a warmth she wanted to get close to. So very vital … burning with raw, energetic life.
Yes, she thought. No wonder all the young ladies of London were in love with him. If she wasn’t careful she would soon be one of them!
