A Thoroughly Compromised Lady (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Chandeliers, potted palms, sparkling champagne—all the standard trap pings of festivity aside, ballrooms were a gentleman’s office. They were the places a gentleman conducted the most important business transactions of his life: ensuring a place in society and arranging his marriage. Jack had already done the former and had no intentions of doing the latter. Tonight was no exception. Jack stopped inside the arched entrance of the Fotheringay ballroom, halting a moment to adjust the sleeve of his evening jacket and surreptitiously scan the room. He took mental roll of the attendees. For all intents and purposes, it was an assembly of the usual suspects. That suited him well. This evening, his business was with the newly arrived Venezuelan delegation. He had very specific orders to meet them, and determine if there was any sub stance to the quietly circulating rumours that Venezuela was spoiling for a fight over undeclared borders with British Guiana. ‘Wainsbridge!’ An excited female voice broke over the dull din of constant conversation.
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