01-08-2022, 11:14 AM
Dr. Wells smiled. Was there hope? Zechariah narrowed his eyes suspiciously, but smiled a mismatched smile as well.
He angled the bottle away from them and slowly, slowly eased the cork out, miniscule centimeter by centimeter.
Fine house? Hm. Zechariah glanced over the doctor from the corner of his eye. Darius hardly looked like money, either … but he had the accent and family history of wealth.
“I think so, too. Come by more, if you like.”
Plenty of doctors came from peerage – much like many lawyers came from peerage. But then there were the Zechariahs, sucking up to Chrises and Carringtons and pretending there was a clerk that he might still pass scrutiny for gentlemen’s clubs.
“Are there any families with daughters you might recommend for all-work?”
He angled the bottle away from them and slowly, slowly eased the cork out, miniscule centimeter by centimeter.
Fine house? Hm. Zechariah glanced over the doctor from the corner of his eye. Darius hardly looked like money, either … but he had the accent and family history of wealth.
“I think so, too. Come by more, if you like.”
Plenty of doctors came from peerage – much like many lawyers came from peerage. But then there were the Zechariahs, sucking up to Chrises and Carringtons and pretending there was a clerk that he might still pass scrutiny for gentlemen’s clubs.
“Are there any families with daughters you might recommend for all-work?”
