"I've Already Forgotten Her Name" the Duke Told His Friend — He Asked for It Again by Nightfall
He told his friend he'd already forgotten her. That was before dinner. By the time the second course arrived, he could not stop staring at the empty chair where she had sat. He remembered the way her sleeve had brushed the tablecloth, but not her name. His valet slipped out into the rain before the candles burned down. She was already home, already asleep, already nothing to him at all. Chapters: 0:00 A Duke Who Forgets Everything 8:09 The Seamstress in Grey 16:17 A Torn Coat Made for Her 24:26 Thread, Coin, and Daylight 32:35 The Landlord’s Cruel Demand 40:43 Three Days in the Dark 48:52 A Messenger Who Matters
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SHE WALKED AWAY WITH NOTHING—UNAWARE THE DUKE HAD ALREADY DECIDED TO MAKE HER HIS WIFE
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SHE SCOFFED AT THE CLUMSY FOOTMAN'S BOW—UNAWARE HE WAS THE DUKE IN BORROWED CLOTHES
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They Shaved Her Head the Night Before the Duke Arrived — He Asked Only One Question at Dinner
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The Duke Gave Her The Bankrupt Tenants And A Failing Mill — Within A Season Her Mill Outearned His
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"Never Speak To Me," He Warned His Bride—Till He Saw Another Man Kiss Her Hand
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“You’ll Eat After Everyone Else” the Duke Said to his New Wife — She Took his Seat Instead
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SHE STOOD ALONE WHILE OTHERS WERE CHOSEN—UNTIL THE DUKE WALKED PAST THEM ALL FOR HER
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The Duke Read Her Diary by Accident—Before Sunset, He Had Emptied the Battlefield Searching for Her
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She Can't Even Read, Her Stepmother Sneered — the Duke Handed Her His Private Ledger
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A Beggar Bowed to the Duke—and Called Him by His Childhood Name
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SHE SCOLDED THE MUDDY BOY FOR RUINING HER SHAWL—UNAWARE HE WAS THE DUKE'S YOUNGER BROTHER
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