Monster Among the Roses
Shaking my head, I had to ask, “Then why did you send me in there?”
With a sigh, the older man settled back, deeper into his chair, as if his explanation was too long and complicated to answer sitting upright. But all he said was, “Because I knew you two would run into each other if you went in.”
Huh? “I don’t understand.”
He nodded as if sympathizing with my confusion. “You know, back in the regency era, affluent spinsters and widows paid nice young women to come sit with them and be their companions.”