The Grand Sophy Georgette Heyer Epub 11 THE BUTLER, recognizing Her Ladyship's only surviving brother at first sight, as he later informed his less astute subordinates, favored Sir Horace. “But perhaps Mary does not have such a high opinion of her husband as when he was in her power!†whispered Lady Mary Rochford to her husband the following Sunday, as they walked out of St. Paul's together. The same thought crossed Lady Mary Nichols's mind when she considered how she herself combined an excessive affection for her dear niece and an equally excessive hatred of my lord. As for Mary Richmond herself, she found, to her own satisfaction, that she had married a man whom her brother did not at all resemble. She liked from head to toe a handsome, good-natured and amiable young man, with pleasant manners, who, moreover, also turned out to be unusual for the usual arrogance, which lately began to elude John Richmond due to the fact that he almost stopped attending London balls and entertainment. In fact, although Mary enjoyed life in the matrimonial home, she preferred the light, society and social entertainment, although she understood that they gave her more pleasure than her husband, but who still received something from them. However, despite the marriage, which no doubt was to improve her personal relationship with my lord, Mary Ripon sometimes felt uneasy. The cause of her unease, no doubt, was John Richford. He wasn't as strict with her as her brother, or cold or harsh as the others. He, as it turned out, not only loved her, but also offered her his friendship. It was only two months before Mary and her brother were going to take her to Devonshire, but she had good reason to believe that her happiness would be short-lived. “I fear that you will soon part with me,†she confessed to her young cousin. “I love you so much, Elizabeth, but I'm afraid some misfortune might happen that would prevent us from ever meeting again! — Oh, dear Mary! I'm sure you couldn't have any other spouse than John,†Elizabeth assured her, who had not yet guessed about the insidious plan that Mary was about to carry out 3e8ec1a487
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