Jane rather thought it was from lack of training than lack of a native ability, for he could do rudimentary warming spells when hunting. “Does she?” Like most men, Jane’s father was nearly blind to glamour folds. “Everyone knows that Miss FitzCameron uses glamour to enhance her appearance, though with the dowry she carries, most overlook it.” Ellsworth put the letter down and glared at Jane’s father. I want my girls to shew well against young Miss FitzCameron.” His face softened as he looked at Melody. Ellsworth was constantly worried about funds. Though she coveted a bolt of dove silk at Madame Beaulieu’s Haberdashery, Mr. “Oh! She barely gives us time enough for the modiste to make us new gowns.” Ellsworth studied the letter without responding. “I suppose young Livingston has arrived?” Melody dropped the fringe she had been crocheting, and ran across the drawing room with a squeal of delight. There had not been a ball at Banbree Manor since before Melody’s coming out. Though the FitzCamerons were their closest neighbours, Lady FitzCameron was rarely in residence at Banbree Manor since her husband’s death, preferring to spend her time in London with the ton. Her hands trembled, making the invitation rattle like a miniature thunderstorm.

“The FitzCamerons are hosting a ball!” Mrs. Ellsworth slid her penknife under the sealing wax, Jane kept her focus on the watercolour before her. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see the weight of the paper, and the thick wax seal on the back. He looked over them and harrumphed before passing one heavy letter to Jane’s mother. Shades of Milk and Honey Mary Robinette Kowal TwoĪs the family sat in the drawing room after their nuncheon, the maid brought in the afternoon’s mail on a silver tray and handed the letters to Jane’s father. You may download a pdf of Chapter 2 or an epub of Chapter 2 or read the sample chapter below. Read Chapter Two of Shades of Milk and Honey

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