The Famous Heroine/The Plumed Bonnet (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
AND FORTUNATELY too it was the first of her predictions of what was about to happen to her, rather than the second, which came true. He caught her sagging body in his arms, looked hastily about in the darkness, to which his eyes had not yet accustomed themselves, spotted a wrought-iron seat not far away on the balcony, and carried her toward it. Carrying Cora Downes about in his arms was becoming a habit, he thought. An uncomfortable habit, for more than one reason. He set her down on the seat and took the empty place beside her. He set one hand at the back of her head and eased it downward almost to her knees. He should, he thought belatedly, have spoken with someone before stepping out of doors, and sent a message to the Duchess of Bridgwater. It was not at all the thing to be out here alone like this with a single young lady. If that damned Prinny had not decided to put in an appearance, of course, all the French doors would have been wide open all evening and lamps lit on the balcony.
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