"You don't look very happy," Lady Theresa said bluntly, and Cassy shrugged.
"I am. Or at least, I was when we were in the country," she amended honestly.
"I don't think London is very conducive to happy marriages some of the time," Theresa said. Her pert face was thoughtful, and her blond curls danced merrily as she came to sit on the couch close to Cassy. "I understand Robert is a gossipy fool. And I happen to know that you and Zack did nothing out of the way." She smiled at Cassy's surprise. "Men can be foolish, don't you think?"
"No more foolish than women at times," Cassy muttered. "I should never have allowed them to stay without Henry at home." Or have allowed myself to fall in love with a man who has lost the capacity for emotions...
"Nonsense!" Theresa said strongly. "There's n
