“I expect my father told your father, but you did not hear of it,” Lencia said. “I was born in France. Papa was sent on a special mission to Paris when Mama was expecting me and had reached her seventh month. He wanted to go without her, but she said jokingly that she would not trust him with all those beautiful French ladies ‒ and I think it was very sensible of her.”
The Duc’s eyes twisted because he knew that she was thinking of his reputation.
He did not speak and Lencia went on,
“While they were driving outside Paris, they had a slight carriage accident. It was not a serious one, but Mama realised that I had started to arrive too soon.”
“What did your father do?” the Duc asked.
“Papa took her into a Convent at St. Clois where the nuns looked after Mama very well and brought me in
