jasmine cresswell - the abducted heiress [mhr-, mas-] (docx)

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1、THEABDUCTEDHEIRESSJasmineCresswellALLHEREFFORTSGONETOWASTEForsixlongyears,Georgiana,ayoungandlovelyheiress,hadkeptupagrotesqueanddifficultmasquerade.Shehaddisguisedherbeautyandintelligencebehindamaskofhomelinessandstupidity.Herreason?ToavoidmarriagetotheodiousFreddie,ane'er-do-wellyo

2、unglordwithatasteforlifeandwomenthatcouldneverincludesomeoneasuglyandsillyasshepretendedtobe....OrsoGeorgianathought!CHAPTERONELadyElizabeth,fourthbaronessofThayne,adjustedthefoldsofhersatindemi-trainandseatedherselfonalowchairplacedconvenientlyclosetothefireside.Thelargesalonwaseleg

3、antlyfurnishedandnewlydraped,butstillcoldinthedraughtycorners.Shetookseveraldelicatesipsfromherwineglassandcovertlyexaminedtheunprepossessingcountenanceofheronlyson.HereyecaughtFrederick'svacantgazeashepeeredwithdifficultyoverthehighpointsofhiscollar,andshestifledasigh.Atthesametimes

4、hemanagedtoconveytheimpressionthatshecontinuedtodevotethefullpowersofherconcentrationtotheconvolutionsofLordThayne'sagitatedconversation.LadyElizabeth'scarefullypoliteexpressionsuccessfullyconcealedintenseirritationthatwasdirectedinalmostequalproportionsatherhusbandandherson.Withincr

5、easeddeterminationLadyElizabethfixedthesmileontoherlipsandwondered,notforthefirsttime,howshehadevermanagedtomarrysuchanexcessivelyunintelligentman.Comfortablyassuredthathecommandedhisfamily'sfullattention,LordThaynewaswelloccupiedinoutpouringadetailedcatalogueofhislatestgrievances.Hi

6、swifeknewbetterthantointerruptbeforetherealsourceofhisirritationhademergedandherpatiencewasfinallyrewarded."Elizabeth,it'sthatdemmednieceofours.Itoldyouweshouldhavehadherpresentedwhenshewaseighteen."LordThaynesputteredslightlywithrage."Iactuallyheardacoupleoffellowstalkingaboutherint

7、heclubwhenIwasintownyesterday.DashedimpudentupstartswerewonderingwhathadhappenedtooldRichardThayne'sdaughter."LadyElizabethremainedsilent,.herexpressionpreoccupied,andLordThaynerambledon."That'sthetrouble,youknow.Richardhadalotoffriendsandtherearetoomanypeoplewhorememberheleftbehinda

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