A Lady of Consequence
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Mary Nichols. A Lady of Consequence
“Madeleine, this cannot go on.”
A Lady of Consequence. Mary Nichols
Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
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“What cannot go on, my lord? The ride? The Marquis of Risley taking an actress in his carriage?”
“You do not have to be an actress.”
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It was all he wanted to tell, she decided. ‘So you do not have to earn a living?’
He laughed. He had an infectious laugh and she found herself smiling back at him. ‘If you mean I live a life of idleness, that is far from the truth,’ he said. ‘My father would not allow it. I have to work on our estate, see that it is running smoothly, look after the tenants…’ He stopped, on the verge of telling her that he did have another mission in life, but decided it would introduce a sombre note to the proceedings and stopped short.
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