Wordless Wednesday: Drawing Room, St James’s

By Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827) and Augustus Charles Pugin (1762–1832) (after) John Bluck (fl. 1791–1819), Joseph Constantine Stadler (fl. 1780–1812), Thomas Sutherland (1785–1838), J. Hill, and Harraden (aquatint engravers)[1] [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Which character in one of my books has ties to St. James’s? Anne is about to find out.  [The book title is listed below the excerpt.]

 

Anne snorted again.  “Have you dismissed your mistress?”

He (Blackmoore) gave one sharp nod.  “For now, at least.  Whether it stays that way or not has yet to be seen.”

Anne shook her head and rolled her eyes.  At least, he would not be her problem.  “How considerate of you,” she said dryly.

He shrugged. “I did say that I might not be reformed.”

“In case you were wondering, I will not marry a man with a mistress, nor will I become one.”

Blackmoore laughed.  “I would not attempt to suggest such.  I felt the way Madoch protected you the last time we met, and I have endured his glares all evening.” He shook his head as he continued to chuckle. “No, no, he is not someone with whom I wish to tangle.  I fear I would not win.”

The comment surprised Anne. “I beg your pardon, but I do not understand your meaning.  What exactly makes a man who cares for horses someone who must be feared?”  Alex was not a small or retiring man, but he was not a brute either.  How he could inspire such a reaction in a gentleman who was his superior in rank was beyond her comprehension.

Blackmoore laughed once again.  “His connections, my dear, his connections.  It is not that he cares for horses but for whose horses he cares.”

[from Her Heart’s Choice]

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Leenie Brown fell in love with Jane Austen's works when she first read Sense and Sensibility followed immediately by Pride and Prejudice in her early teens. As the second of five daughters and an avid reader, she has always loved to see where her imagination takes her and to play with and write about the characters she meets along the way. In 2013, these two loves collided when she stumbled upon the world of Jane Austen Fan Fiction. A year later, in 2014, she began writing her own Austen-inspired stories and began publishing them in 2015. Leenie lives in Nova Scotia, Canada with her two teenage boys and her very own Mr. Brown (a wonderful mix of all the best of Darcy, Bingley and Edmund with healthy dose of the teasing Mr. Tillney and just a dash of the scolding Mr. Knightley).

4 thoughts on “Wordless Wednesday: Drawing Room, St James’s”

  2. Just letting you know that we have a new grandson as of 5/1/18. This is the only way I know to reach you. Love Kathy

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