SHE DANCED ALONE IN THE EMPTY BALLROOM AFTER MIDNIGHT-UNAWARE THE DUKE WAS WATCHING

aunt said, turning to the Duke, “we have always tried to make a place for the poor thing. Her father made such a mess of his affairs—debt on every side—and she has nothing at all of her own. It has been so kind of my dear husband, God rest him, to keep her here.”

“But of course, she must earn her keep,” her aunt continued. “A little cleaning here, a continue reading …