Lord Windham's Last Word

by Ana Cristina

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Lord Windham regarded me with fierce eyes. I couldn’t help feeling pulled by them.

“But you do listen to common sense, I trust,” he hissed, “it is common knowledge that de Grave has oft played fast and loose with the ladies. He’s ruined the reputation of many an upstanding young woman before, leaving them no better than light-shirts in his wake. I can’t imagine Lady Huxtable would not have heard the rumours, or, for that matter, that you wouldn’t have, either.”

I had no words for this. I couldn’t truthfully say I hadn’t heard the rumours, too. But why was I suddenly feeling the need to defend de Grave? I knew, in my heart of hearts, that what Lord Windham was saying was true. I had argued as much to my own guardian. Yet, somehow, I felt a strong need to defend de Grave. For Izzie’s sake, I reasoned, as I opened my mouth to issue forth another rejoinder.

The words never left my mouth. Before I knew what was happening, Lord Windham’s mouth was on mine, stifling whatever argument I was about to make.

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  1. Lord Windham's Last Word

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Ooh, those are some fine last words indeed. But it does make me worry a bit about the noble Lord Windham’s reputation. At this point, I’m going to relish this moment with them and sort it out later.

  2. Lord Windham's Last Word

    NightMaiden's Buddy Icon NightMaiden

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I giggled like an idiot when I read this. XD

  3. Lord Windham's Last Word

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Woohoo! Very cute stuff, and all consistently in the period style.

  4. Lord Windham's Last Word

    Dreamer's Buddy Icon Dreamer

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Oh my, that was unexpected. Lol.
    LoA

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    Posted about 1 month ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    this is getting juicy!

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