Chapter Five
John adjusted the old coat he’d just purchased from the secondhand clothing shop so it sat lopsided on his shoulders, furthering the look that the garment didn’t really fit him. Satisfied with his appearance of an old coat, patched breeches, dirty stockings, and rough work shoes, he knocked on the service door at the home of Lord Emmerton.
He would have loved to see the face of that diamond now were she to see him this way. He nearly gave a laugh. A girl like that wouldn’t even give him a second look.
It bothered him only a little that he was still thinking about Miss Sheffield. He didn’t know what it was about her that had fixed his attention. Normally, he passed such people by without a second thought. Somehow, this one had not only caught him but stayed with him. He just
