"Expectations" (Book 2)--Ch. 18: An Unexpected Reunion,
April 28, 2019 by Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1230; and on Wattpad)
(an original Regency romance copyrighted by Gratiana Lovelace, 2018 - 2019; all rights reserved); [(1) story cover art, above]
[As is my custom, from time to time I will illustrate my story with my ideal cast consisting of (in order of appearance/mention in this chapter): Lady Constance Knightsbridge Lindsay the Marchioness of Malten portrayed by Margaret Clunie; ; Miss Tamsin Knightsbridge Lindsay, daughter of Lady Constance Knightsbridge is portrayed by Francesca Capaldi; Rupert Penry-Jones as Lord Duncan the Viscount Lindsay; ; Lord Robert Knightsbridge and Marquess of Wyre is portrayed by Hugh Grant ; Lady Gwendolyn Lindsay of York is portrayed by Emma Thompson; and Vicar Frederick Whitby (aka Lord Alfred Lindsay the Marquess of Malten) portrayed by David Oakes.]
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"Expectations" (Book 2)--Ch. 18: An Unexpected Reunion
Alive? Alive. ALIVE! Lady Constance Knightsbridge Lindsay Marchioness of Malten's heart races with hope as she stares at her brother-in-law Lord Duncan Viscount Lindsay's pronouncement a few moments ago in the Sussex Hall Front Drawing Room. Her beloved husband Lord Alfred Lindsay the Marquess of Malten lives. He lives. Her eyes fill with joyous tears. Then she hears the second most loved voice calling to her, as if from far away, down a long tunnel of overhanging trees.
Miss Tamsin: "Mama." She cries out in excitement as her Mother Lady Constance freezes her gaze at the young girl's uncle Lord Duncan Viscount Lindsay. "Mama." She tugs at her Mama's arms. Then in one last frantic bid to shake her mother out of this unsettling waking dream, Miss Tamsin puts her heart and soul into getting her Mama's attention. "Mama! We must go fetch Papa! Lord Alfred! Your husband!"
Lady Constance: Her reverie broken, she looks down at her imploring daughter Tamsin's face. "What did you say, Tammy Dear?"
Miss Tamsin: "Let us go find Papa at the Sussex Hall Dower House."
Lady Constance: "Why would he be there?" She asks in puzzlement.
Lord Duncan: "Constance, I am so sorry. I had wanted to break the news gently that my brother Alfred has returned to us.
Lord Robert: "Well Duncan, I do not believe there would be a gentle way to say that a man we all thought was dead is now found to be alive."
Shoving his shoulders in frustration, Lady Gwendolyn looks in astonishment at Lord Wyre, Lady Constance's brother.
Lady Gwendolyn: "How can you be so calm, Lord Robert? My brother is alive! Your sister's husband is alive! Our niece Tammy's father is alive!"
Lord Robert: "Lady Gwendolyn, I am anything but calm that my sister's hopes and prayers will be fulfilled in Lord Alfred being returned to her alive." He bristles at her tacit suggestion that he is unfeeling toward his sister Lady Constance.
The Duke and Duchess of Lancashire--the parents of Lord Robert [Marquess] of Wyre and his sister Lady Constance, and grandparents to Miss Tamsin--stand at the open Drawing Room entrance with astonished faces. But they are quickly shown to the settee, before they fall down with their shock.
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"Expectations" (Book 2), by Gratiana Lovelace (2018-2019), (Completed)
Historical FictionA young lady of the peerage in Regency England has but three wishes in life: to please her aristocratic parents, to honor her aristocratic family, and to promote society's and her country's best interests by following the first two wishes in marryi...
