Jessica Nelson - The Unconventional Governess

They stood at the side of the road, the bright sunlight drawing attention to their somber faces. After all, it had only been a few weeks ago that he’d been attacked. Their worry attested to their regard for their employer.

“Does he have these episodes often?” She set her bag on the ground and studied them, particularly the valet.

“Episodes? What do you mean, ma’am?”

Every face reflected confusion. Sighing, Henrietta tapped her hips as she thought of what to say. She didn’t care for the ratlike curiosity in Alice’s beady eyes. A gossiper, no doubt. She suspected his lordship’s condition was a secret that even his valet was not privy to.

Or else he was doing a splendid job of acting ignorant.

Either way, Henrietta had no desire to reveal St. Raven’s infirmity to this group. She cleared her throat. “Tiredness and fatigue. Perhaps it is a side effect of his cracked ribs. Let us take a short break and then be on our way. I shall ride with Alice and we will leave the earl to rest.”

“Will he be all right?” That from Jacks.

Henrietta nodded with force. Yes, he would be fine as long as no one in English society ever found out about his epilepsy.

She did not know much of the condition, but one thing she did know: those with it were often ostracized from polite society and confined to an asylum for the remainder of their lives.

How he had managed to escape detection, she could not fathom, but she would not be the one to expose his secret.

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