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Searching for Captain Wentworth - Chapter Fourteen

Searching for Captain Wentworth A Timeslip novel inspired by Persuasion Chapter Fourteen It was something of a magnificent spectacle to see all of Bath decked out in their finery at the Upper Rooms. The place was full, every passage and staircase bursting with giggling debutantes, dour matrons, and gambling card-players, waving to other revellers in recognition as they tripped along in the tide, washing them through the doors of the ballroom, the tea and card-rooms. Our party headed f or the Octagon Room. Whilst Mr Elliot and Emma jostled for the best view by the fire, simultaneously grabbing the finest place from which to be admired, I glanced round to take it all in, committing to memory the beauty of the women dressed in bright silks and white muslin, the splendour of the men in dark evening dress. The looking glasses over each mantelpiece captured a cluster of fractured images displaying a handsome head, the eager glances of a young girl, or the silk-shod ...

Searching for Captain Wentworth - Chapter Twelve

Searching for Captain Wentworth A Timeslip Novel inspired by Persuasion Chapter Twelve My first night in Regency Bath was very strange. Wandering about the house felt both extraordinary and familiar, but I couldn’t help hoping that when I went to bed I might wake in the morning to find it had all been a weird nightmare. Jane’s brother had Josh’s glove and I couldn’t think how I was going to get it back or how I might return to my own time without it. I didn’t sleep very well and as I tossed and turned in the early hours of the morning, it seemed to me that I was not really alone. Lying in the dark under stiff cotton sheets, I felt sure I heard snatches of conversation in that very room. As in a dream, I thought I could hear the sound of stifled giggling along with whispered, confidential chatter. ‘Dolly, have you got any money left? I’ve seen a lovely hat in Jolly’s and I only need another three shillings.’ ‘Only another three shillings! Lizzy Elliot, you’ll...