Under a Duke's Hand
“Someone had pulled the curtains and banked the fire, and piled him with blankets. The portrait was gone from the corner. He sat up with his wife’s name on his lips.
His head spun at the movement, and his stomach lurched. A servant looked in on him from the door. “Water,”
he rasped. “And something to eat.”
At once, the servants produced an ewer of fresh water and a basket of bread, cheese, and currant cake. The bland food settled his stomach while the water worked to clear his head. His friends ...were right, he had needed a rest, but now he needed to go back to his wife.
He climbed the stairs with nervous urgency.
They would have woken him if she’d taken a bad turn. The whole house would not be abed, so silent, if Gwen was in crisis. He reached his rooms and went inside, and found Minette bathing Gwen’s forehead and cheeks.
“Where is the housekeeper?” he asked. “You should be resting in your condition.”
“I don’t mind helping,” said Minette with her typical cheer.MoreLess
His head spun at the movement, and his stomach lurched. A servant looked in on him from the door. “Water,”
he rasped. “And something to eat.”
At once, the servants produced an ewer of fresh water and a basket of bread, cheese, and currant cake. The bland food settled his stomach while the water worked to clear his head. His friends ...were right, he had needed a rest, but now he needed to go back to his wife.
He climbed the stairs with nervous urgency.
They would have woken him if she’d taken a bad turn. The whole house would not be abed, so silent, if Gwen was in crisis. He reached his rooms and went inside, and found Minette bathing Gwen’s forehead and cheeks.
“Where is the housekeeper?” he asked. “You should be resting in your condition.”
“I don’t mind helping,” said Minette with her typical cheer.MoreLess
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