Page 39 of Shining Knight
“Correct. Perth had already proposed and your sister had accepted, but it had not yet been announced. I overheard Ravenhill telling his sister he still had a chance, but I did not suspect he would break in through her window. I had warned her to lock her door.”
Heath pounded on the table with his fist in anger.
“I also received an unwelcome visit from Kitty Ravenhill, but I was able to send her on her way, but not without threats being hurled at me. I am afraid this was partly my fault.”
“No one acting like a scoundrel can excuse it or lay the blame at anyone else’s feet,” Edmund offered.
“Be that as it may, Eugenia is in trouble. Perth so much as denounced the betrothal and Farnsworth and his daughter were witness to all of it.”
“Your brother-in-law dares to jilt our sister?” Heath asked in disbelief. “I would not have thought it of him after she rushed to save Emma from me!”
“Thankfully, nothing has been made public. I will send a note post haste to Perth, to explain and to request he keep me abreast of Ravenhill’s condition. First, I would like to see my sister, then we shall determine what is to be done.”
“Did Eugenia say anything to you?” Edmund asked.
Graham shook his head. “No, but I did not press her. It was very clear to me what had happened.”
Edmond squeezed his arm. “Thank God you were there to support her.”
“Farnsworth might still have her,” Knighton said, standing.
He might, but Graham wondered if forcing that match would be even more punishment to poor Genie when she knew he preferred another.
