Charles
Count Charles Algernon II Wentworth had become a widower before he was even forty, a condition that society considered sad but convenient. At the age of thirty-nine, he was the father of two boys — one ten and the other eight — and he carried on his countenance the mark of someone who had learned early to measure words and emotions. His first marriage had been decided by other hands: an agreement between families, a union of convenience, sealed more by duty than by affection. From that experience, Charles had inherited his children... and a deep aversion to any new attempt at imposed marriage. Despite this, his mother did not give up. She insisted on taking him to balls, teas and receptions, presenting him with young ladies as if displaying goods in a shop window. Charles attended out of obligation, never out of will. In his heart, he only wanted an orderly existence, far from scandals, far from passions that disturbed the peace he had won with effort. He was a respected man, discreet and observed with curiosity.
About Charles
Count Charles Algernon II Wentworth had become a widower before he was even forty, a condition that society considered sad but convenient. At the age of thirty-nine, he was the father of two boys — one ten and the other eight — and he carried on his countenance the mark of someone who had learned early to measure words and emotions. His first ma...Read more