Once the door was closed, he slid the pot back under the bed. While he still felt quite queasy, the truth was that he just wasn’t up to the challenge of fending off his mother’s matchmaking that morning.
Carefully, he rose from the bed and crossed to the window. He moved the curtain aside slightly and peeked out. The view of the street below offered little to keep him interested and he soon dropped the curtain shut again and glanced about the room.
He caught sight of himself in the tall mirror and was surprised at the look of himself. His nightshirt hung lifelessly off his shoulders. He still wouldn’t quite call himself scrawny, but her alarm had been justified. He’d lost a troubling amount of weight to whatever illness this was. His cheeks were hollow, lending an even more monstrous look to his face.
When he saw that a tray of light food was beside his bed, he found to his relief that he actually had an appetite. Although he had little hope of keeping the food down for long, he was not repulsed at the sight of the dry toast and tea, and he sat down on the edge of the bed to nibble at it.
A whole season at home. The air outside still carried the crispness of winter on the breeze. It would be a very long time until summer arrived and he could return to his true home. The thought depressed him, and he laid back against his pillows and waited. Soon enough, his butler appeared to announce the arrival of the physician and Jeffrey braced to hear his sentence from the man’s own mouth.
He tried to listen to the man’s advice, but one sentence only turned over and over in his mind.
“I cannot, in good conscience, recommend a return to sea at least until the summer months, if by then you have regained all of the muscle and resilience that this illness has cost you.”
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A Vixen for the Devilish Duke
Guilty Pleasures of a Bluestocking
Tempting the Ruined Duke
The Devious Seduction of a Wayward Duke
An Immoral Dilemma for the Scandalous Lady
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Having obtained a degree in Journalism, but with an affinity for literature and creative writing, Olivia Bennet knew from a young age that her future lay in the romantic ideals of the past. With a fascination for the Regency era and a good romance, she started her career as a historical romance author the old-fashioned way: with pen and paper.
Born in rural Devon, Olivia draws inspiration from the vast farmlands of the British countryside and the people living in the surrounding villages. An avid artist, she takes her sketchbook everywhere with her and captures the beauty of nature, which she then incorporates into her books.
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