Not That Sort of Girl (38 page)

‘You could have married absolutely anybody,’ said Nicholas, switching to a fond gargling note. ‘Even a man like that dishy old example of humanity who gave the bride away. Have we discovered who he is? Does anybody we know know?’ Nicholas fumbled for his glasses to scour the room better. ‘We really should find out.’

‘You’d better look sharp then,’ said Laura. ‘He’s just leaving. Look, he’s over there with Rose.
She
seems to know him.’

Mary Wesley (1912–2002) was an English novelist. After she published her first novel at age seventy, her books sold more than three million copies, many of them becoming bestsellers. Her beloved books include
Jumping the Queue
,
The Camomile Lawn
,
Harnessing Peacocks
,
The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
,
Not That Sort of Girl
,
Second Fiddle
,
A Sensible Life
,
A Dubious Legacy
,
An Imaginative Experience
, and
Part of the Furniture
, as well as a memoir,
Part of the Scenery
.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 1987 by Mary Wesley

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