Her Stepmother Sent Her to the Duke as a Joke – He Offered Her a Chair Before He Said a Word

county due to a poor local yield. The lower valley yields oats, not wheat. The wheat fields are on the eastern ridge. There was no blight on the ridge in 1812. It was a drought year. You don’t lose wheat to rot in a drought.”

Alistair stared at her. He set his newspaper down slowly.

“He sold the 300 bushels,” Norah continued, her eyes scanning the columns continue reading …