Airdfinnan—November 1815
Airdfinnan—November 1815Sebastian Montgomery, Earl of Rockmorton, was enjoying a brandy in the library of his friend’s Scottish house, Airdfinnan. It was a most suitable pastime for a day cursed with driving rain, though he consumed very little of the brandy. He swirled it in the glass and savored the scent of it, as was his custom.
He had received another letter from his mistress in London, the alluring Esmeralda Ballantyne, and truth be told, he did not wish to open it. He much preferred to watch the rain.
Doubtless the missive was filled with pledges of affection, requests for his return, paragraphs of yearning enough to make him yawn and ultimately, demands for some token of his supposed affections. Esmeralda had been different from other mistresses for year
