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Evelina watched the Dowager Duchess depart, her heart heavy in her chest. Silently, once she was gone, Father joined Evelina on the settee. They sat in silence for a long time, a great deal to process between them.
Now that the quiet had returned, however, Evelina could not hold back her worries about Thomas.
It had been so long since the physician had arrived to dig out the bullet and stem the bleeding, or at least attempt to.
Why hadn’t they been updated?
Was Thomas’ condition truly that grim?
Had…had they already lost him?
The thought was enough to make Evelina fight against running to his side then and there, despite her exhaustion and the presence of her father.
As it turned out, she did not have to—mere moments later, the physician, weary and shiny with sweat, appeared in the threshold. Evelina’s whole body went tense. Even Father seemed to shift a little, so that he was positioned on the very edge of the settee.
“The Duke has awoken,” the physician announced.
