*Jayne*
That night, following dinner, we sit in the library, each of us reading a different tome. Or at least he is. I am simply holding the book open, waiting as each second takes an eternity to move on to the next one. What hour is the correct hour for retiring in order to make love?
After our adventure this morning, we returned to the cottage, where I took a nap and then ate an immense breakfast. I’ve never been so famished in my life. It embarrassed me, but it amused him that I ate until I was miserable.
In the afternoon, we went for a ride to the village and enjoyed warm, delicious gingerbread at the bakery. The little girl who sold him weeds when we attended the fair was on hand to sell him more when we emerged. Barkley laughed and purchased them for a crown. Only this time, inste
