Review: Not bad
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2014
A good short story!  It is told from the hero's point of view.Lord Morton has very distrustful feelings about his sister's friend, Meredith.  He believes she hangs onto his sister in order to gain his attention and to set off her own charms.  And she is a lovely woman.  But her father is in trade and no one would admit the girl into their society if it weren't for the fact they do business with her father.Meredith loves her friend's brother, Lord Morton.  When at a party she discovers her father plans to marry her off to his partner in business, she runs off into a garden.  Lord Morton thinks only to console her but their discovery forces him to offer for her, and he isn't happy about it.The wedding is a rushed and joyless affair.  Meredith's one friend will no longer speak to her and her new husband despises her for ensnaring him.  However, she is attractive enough that he has no problem consumating their marriage.  He is surprised by her passionate response to him, and decides maybe marriage has some benefits.In a short time he realizes his feelings for her have changed.  There is also the matter of an older gentleman courting his sister.  Lord Morton has quite a bit on his plate.This was surprisingly good for such a short story.  I would enjoy seeing it fleshed out into a longer one.