‘There is one for you and I’m sure it is from Aunt Dolly as I recognise the hand.’ Beatrice put the letter on the leather-topped desk. ‘This one is addressed to Elise and is from Verity Chapman; I know her hand, too, you see.’ ‘Indeed, you are right about mine; this is certainly from my sister,’ Walter confirmed, having scanned the writing and given his elder daughter a congratulatory beam. ‘Who was hammering on the door as though they would break it in two?’ Elise had been reading a novel in her chamber when the banging startled her. ‘There is a letter arrived for you from Verity.’ Beatrice proffered the parchment. ‘Papa has one from Aunt Dolly.’ Beneath constricting ribs Elise felt her heart skip a beat. Had her friend and her aunt heard of an imminent scandal concerning them and simultaneously written to warn them of it? Beatrice gave an exaggerated sigh. ‘I should have liked a letter to open.’ The sound of the doorknocker again being employed brought three heads up.
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