CHAPTER FIFTEEN
The after-supper talk was blissfully short. The sisters left within half an hour to prepare for work the next day, and the older duke and duchess followed soon behind with their intellectual guest. Ben made sure to have us follow behind them, though not before I stepped to one side closer to where Lew stood.
“Remember,” I whispered to him with a wink. “The lamp.” He grinned and nodded.
“We’ve had a fantastic evening,” I overheard Ben comment to our host as I rejoined them at the front door.
Our host grinned and nodded. “So have we. It’s nice to have fresh faces at these dinners. Livens up the conversation.”
Lady Harper clasped my hands in hers and smiled at me. “Please do feel free to come again.”
“We’ll be sure to,” I promised, and with that, we bade our fare
