“I have seen the lady,” she replied, “but I have never been introduced to her. Are you acquainted?” Do you know Rob intends to court her? She found herself hoping that Abigail had found fault with the baroness. Rob should not marry the vacuous and possibly avaricious female, but it was certainly not her place to say that. “I have not met the lady, either, but…oh, dear, this is going to sound indelicate.” Abigail scooped up the last bit of her ice and swallowed it, seeing that she had drawn Amber’s interest. “Robert has considered—mind, only considered—paying the widow court. I fear that they do not suit. I was hoping that you knew a bit about her.” “I do know that her father stands against everything in which the earl believes. But I do not think she has any convictions regarding political matters.” Amber felt it necessary to clarify that fact. When Abigail sighed in satisfaction, Amber wondered whether it was about the ice or her opinion. “That is what he indicated to me, although he still wants me to meet her.
