And not at all when his mouth followed the same path. Memoirs of a Mistress by An Anonymous Lady When Daniel arrived home, rather than finding his household dark and asleep, lights blazed in several windows and he was greeted at the door by Samuel. "Ye'll never guess wot, milord," the footman said before Daniel had even removed his hat. Uh-oh. The fact that whatever animal Samuel had rescued this time merited him waiting up to tell him about it didn't bode well. "I can't imagine," Daniel murmured, bracing himself. "What have you brought home this time?" Samuel swallowed audibly. "It's a… girl." "A girl… what? A girl squirrel? A girl rabbit?" Good God, he hoped not another girl rabbit. The last one Samuel brought home had promptly given birth to even more rabbits-all of which now resided in the country at Meadow Hill. No doubt the property was overrun with multiple generations of the furry, cotton-tailed creatures.
