"Kate, calm down before you embarrass yourself in front of him. James, invite him into the parlor and offer him one of our finest drinks," Katrina instructed the butler. "Kate, I don't know what sort of good luck you have stumbled upon but we'll make the most of it. Now, do you see why I said to fix your appearance?"
Blood drained from Kate's face as she realized how horrible she looked right now. "Mother, please stall him for me. I need to change," Kate picked up her dress and made a dash for upstairs.
"A lady does not run so wild, Kate!' Katrina yelled to her daughter. "What on earth am I going to do with that child? I should really get her married and out of my hair."
Although Katrina was happy to have Edgar here, she couldn't stop feeling like something was going to go terribly wrong.
