Chapter 14As Nathan had anticipated, it was a release to be free from the pressures and speculations of the ton, Percy thought as he settled into his cozy, well-worn bedroom in the modest vicarage close to the ancient settlement of Wallingford.
On his arrival, Percy had embraced his brother and his wife with genuine gladness, truthfully commenting that new motherhood suited Cordelia, noting his modest sister-in-law was blooming with new confidence before he said all that was proper to compliment the small sleeping lump under a mound of blankets that was baby Harriet.
But as the days passed, he found Simeon’s company a true boon. Although Percy’s small band of newly discovered stalwarts in London, especially Nathan, had been stoutly supportive, it was a relief to open his heart to someone
