How wonderful to see you.” Eleanor grinned broadly and motioned for Amelia to come join her in the small conservatory.“And you,” she replied, pausing to nod her thanks to the butler before stepping down into the miniature paradise. She wended her way through potted plants and around a bubbling fountain to where her friend stood beside a decorative rack full of exotic-looking flowering plants, watering can in hand. “It’s so lovely here,” Amelia said, pausing to draw in a lungful of the earthy, humid air. “I could easily lose myself in a place like this.”“Better you than me,” Eleanor said ruefully, setting the can down and brushing off her hands. “But it does help to pass the time when all I can do is wish for the wedding to hurry up and get here.” She leaned forward conspiratorially. “Especially when my betrothed is off gallivanting with someone other than me.”Amelia laughed at Eleanor’s sarcastic eye roll. “The scurrilous swine—what is he thinking, leaving you behind like that?”A gust of wind blew in through the open windows, rustling the palm fronds and sending a loose leaves fluttering across the tiled floor.
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