Chapters
1. A Funeral at Hembry
2. The Daily Observer
3. Downstairs at Hembry Castle
4. Upstairs at Hembry Castle
5. The 9th Earl of Staton
6. The American Girl
7. The Ways of Hembry Castle
8. Paying Calls
9. Shorthand
10. Miss Chattaway
11. Staton House
12. Dinner at Hembry Castle
13. Horrocks
14. Ready for the Queen
15. The Kiss
16. The Unhappy Earl
17. Christmas at Hembry Castle
18. A Servant’s Christmas
19. The Presentation, or A Grandmother's Dream
20. Downstairs at Staton House
21. The Ball
22. An Unwelcome Surprise
23. A Farewell
24. Lady Daphne Meriwether
25. A Previous Engagement
26. Meanwhile, Downstairs at Hembry Castle
27. In the Paradise
28. The Intruder
29. A Plan is Hatched
30. The Missing Child
31. The End
32. Author’s Notes
33. About the Author
34. Also by Meredith Allard
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A Previous Engagement
A Previous Engagement
F
rederick, Earl of Staton, wandered the ancient hallways of Hembry Castle with his head bowed. He moved with his eyes nearly closed, though it didn’t surprise him that he had meandered from the east wing to the west wing and back again witho...
