Lord Buckingham’s Bride (2011)
“She wore a mustard-colored pelisse trimmed with sable, and beneath a sable hat her hair was coiled up in two plump plaits. It was evident that she was as devoted to her husband as he was to her, but it was also evident that she had been crying, for her eyes were tearstained. She endeavored to conceal it, however, hastening forward immediately to take Alison’s hands.
‘Ah, my dear, what a surprise you have caused!’ She had a pleasant voice with a heavy Russian accent. She turned to Francis. ‘And you, my lord, we thought you wished only to purchase a horse from the czar, but instead you’ve come to steal my husband’s niece.’ ‘I’ve come to do both,’ he replied, kissing the little hand she extended to him.
‘Practical and passionate? Sir, that is Russian, not British,’ she said lightly.
Mr Clearwell hastened to effect the necessary introductions.
‘My lord, may I introduce my wife, Mrs Clearwell.
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