by Leah Conolly
“I beg your pardon?” she asked.
The gentleman chuckled again.
“You said that you wished to go to the new world in search of employment,” he said.
Charlotte gave herself a mental shake, furious with herself for forgetting the story she had told.
“Yes, my lord,” she said.
The man nodded.
“Well, it just so happens that I am looking for an assistant of my own,” he said. “I have many things going on in my business ventures that I cannot always keep everything straight in my mind.”
Charlotte lifted her head and looked at the man curiously. She had only just met him, and he was offering her a job. Who was he?
As though he read her mind, he smiled.
“I assure you that my business ventures are all proper and legal,” he said. “And I would not ask you to do anything that was not those things.”
Charlotte nodded.
“I was merely wondering why you would offer such an opportunity to a perfect stranger,” she said honestly.
The gentleman nodded.
“That is a fair question,” he said. “And the reason is because I feel that the debt of your transgression would be better handled in my service than at the hands of a cold justice system.” Before she could respond, he ceased his pacing and looked her directly in her eyes. “Especially since it seems that this would be a mutually beneficial arrangement. Would you not agree?”
Charlotte swallowed the sigh and sob of relief she felt building in her throat. She stood up straighter and met his gaze.
“I would certainly agree,” she said.
The man nodded once more.
“Very good,” he said. “So, do we have an agreement?”
Charlotte found herself more reluctant than she would have thought possible, considering their current predicament. She should have been able to make herself agree unconditionally, but her thoughts wandered back to her hopes of reaching the New World. She knew that, if she stayed in London for too long, someone would surely identify her and report the strange situation to her father. She was not sure if she could risk it, for either herself or for Ruth.
The gentleman smiled.
“Fret not, Miss Becker,” he said. “If you should find work in my employ not to your liking and still wish to go to the New World, I would endeavor to make that happen.”
Charlotte gasped, embarrassed that her face had belied her thoughts. She collected herself quickly and squared her shoulders.
“If it means that we shall not see the inside of a jail cell,” she said. “Then I suppose I will gladly accept your offer, kind sir.”
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