Chapter 16
Powell didn’t bat an eye when Leander told him he would not be needed again that night, so Leander had no way of knowing what the man actually thought. The butler was a master at maintaining a blank countenance. Leander could only hope that Julien was correct in his assessment of the servants and of Leander’s supposed generosity toward them.
As he climbed back into the coach, Leander resolved not to waste any more time thinking about problems that might occur. He certainly hadn’t accepted Julien’s invitation because he wanted to discuss rules or laws. While it was true that he enjoyed his conversations with Julien, even those that left him bewildered, more than anything he wanted to experience again those sensations Julien had stirred in him at the folly.
“And how soon do you
