Lady D chuckled and sent Penelope an appreciative glance before saying, 'The older I get, the more I realize that most of the people in this world are fools.' It could have been a flip comment, but it was spoken with wry warmth, and somehow Penelope thought that Lady Danbury would appreciate the sentiment. 'I'm not as young as I used to be,' Lady Danbury told her once the footman had hied off to the refreshment table. Lady Danbury nodded gratefully, and Penelope signaled to a footman to bring them two glasses of lemonade, since she didn't want to leave the countess while she was looking so pale. 'Are you more comfortable now? Would you like something to drink?' Once Lady Danbury was settled, Penelope took a seat beside her. 'Here we are,' Penelope said, taking her arm and leading her to a nearby chair. But the countess was so vibrant it was difficult to imagine her ailing or weak. 'Of course,' Penelope said quickly, feeling terrible that she'd never once considered Lady Danbury's age as they stood there in the stuffy ballroom. 'Would you mind if we sat down for a spell? These old bones aren't what they used to be.' The sound wasn't sad-more wistful, really. 'But why?' Penelope asked, truly unable to fathom it. 'Of course! I'm surprised it has taken you so long to figure it out.' The old lady beamed, her smile a bright and glowing streak in her wrinkled face.

'Lady Danbury, have you made me your project?' 'Well, don't worry over him,' Lady Danbury said quite suddenly.

When he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide. But when Colin returns to London from a trip abroad, he discovers nothing in his life is quite the same-especially Penelope Featherington! The girl who was always simply there is suddenly the girl haunting his dreams. and fears she doesn’t know him at all.Ĭolin Bridgerton is tired of being thought of as nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can’t seem to publish an edition without mentioning him. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend’s brother for. The inspiration for season three of BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington in the fourth of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family.

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