The Duke's Bedeviled Bride (Royal Pains Book 2) - Plot & Excerpts
Barking orders at all within earshot, treating Maggie like his personal hand-maiden, and, in general, acting as if he was lord and master over all he surveyed. And perhaps he was—or would be if Robert failed to return from London. She had every reason to worry for her husband’s safety, not the least of which was his failure to write in more than a fortnight. “Could you not write to someone at Whitehall to make inquiries about your brother’s well-being?” she asked Hugh across the dinner table. “As I’ve stated before,” he returned with a glower, “I will do so when more time has elapsed. As you well know, the post betwixt there and here is prodigiously slow. I am sure my brother is perfectly well and will write as soon as he is able.” Maggie, poaching in disappointment, returned her gaze to the bowl of mutton broth before her. Yes, mail from London often took weeks to arrive. Yes, Robert had embarked during inclement weather, which would have prolonged his transit time considerably.
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