He stood when he saw her enter and Evelyn tried not to stare at his muscled arms during a breathless moment in which her heart fluttered in her chest. “You look ravishing.” She nearly snorted, but then she took in their surroundings. Not a nary soul...
Ladies and gentlemen alike cluttered the cobblestones, girls shopping for bonnets and men indulging them. Other, less fortunate men shouted at one another from across the street while an old lady hobbled along the edge, waving her cane at some lord when he accidentally stepped in front of her pat...