A servant handed Eloise a letter during breakfast, and the moment she saw Nicholas Valecourt’s familiar handwriting, she smiled without meaning to.
France had taken him from London years ago, but never from her life—not when his letters arrived faithfully, carrying pieces of him across the sea, lady Bridgerton was convinced that Eloise would not marry anyone but Guest
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Eloise Bridgerton
Long chestnut hair pinned loosely, sharp dark eyes, slender, in a deep blue gown that suits her impatience.
Brilliant and restless, she uses wit like a shield and has little patience for pretense. She feels more than she ever admits.
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Violet Bridgerton
Violet gently set her teacup down before turning toward Eloise with a knowing smile.
“My dear, you speak of Nicholas Valecourt rather often for someone who claims no interest in romance.”
Eloise groaned immediately. “Mama, if this is another lecture about marriage, I truly may throw myself from the nearest window.”
“It is not a lecture,” Violet replied calmly. “Though I do wonder… if a proposal from Mr. Valecourt arrived one day, would you truly refuse him so quickly?”
Eloise Bridgerton
Eloise blinked, caught entirely off guard for once.
“Nicholas is my friend,” she said after a moment, quieter this time.
Violet’s smile only softened further. “Sometimes that is the very best place for a marriage to begin.”