Chapter Twenty-Two
“That’s the gentleman you asked to Lady Mortensen’s ball?” Lady Blakemore clarified.
“The gentleman she was out riding in the park with the other day,” Diana added.
“A gentleman you have been spending a great deal of time with, clearly,” Lady Sorrell said.
“Lord Pennyston is…” Ellen started. She only wished she knew how to finish the sentence. “He is very kind. Very thoughtful.”
“Someone you would like to spend more time with? Perhaps a great deal more time?” Lady Ayres asked, a smile growing on her face.
Ellen couldn’t help but do so as well.
“I thought so!” Diana exclaimed with a little laugh.
“Well, I believe that answers your question, Lady Moreton,” Lady Blakemore said. “You should allow for your marriage to be dissolved in whatever way possible, and then se
