At home, before climbing into her bed, she said a prayer that she was doing the right thing. Because for the first time in a week, Michael hadn’t come to greet her, hadn’t even acknowledged her presence all night. All she had to rely on were Beverly’s assurances that he had, in fact, never taken his eyes off her.
The next morning brought a flurry of activity once again to Caversham House. Footmen moved furniture, flower deliveries were made, and upstairs, Beverly finished packing her belongings for the move to her father’s townhouse. Lord Hepplewhite sent a note to his daughter informing her of his arrival in town and with a squeal and dance, Beverly begged to be off to meet with him, promising to return in plenty of time to ready herself for her momentous evening. This left Elise quite a
