Soft, Sweet and Gentle

Lady Georgina Lang returns to The Castle from her father?s funeral towonder what the future holds for her.Because her father had always longed for a son to succeed him, he had brought her up and educatedher exactly as if she was a boy. She dressed as a boy and, althoughshe had been christened Georgina, he liked calling her George.Shewas completely alone in the huge castle, which was now inherited bythe new Earl of Langfield, a distant cousin who had been difficult totrace.Alister, however, had never, in his wildest dreams, expected to become the eleventh Earl of Langfield.He had left England in a fury because, having been pressed into marrying a very suitable young woman chosen by his family, he had run away to be free of her. Whenshe died, he had sworn that he would never marry again as he dislikedall women especially those who argued and were determined to havetheir own way.He finds his cousin Georgina at The Castle and sheshows him the vast estate, the farms, the villages and The Castleitself, all of which now belongs to him.He also learns that, as he is the Head of the Family, traditionally they rely on him entirelyfor financial support.Georgina has already been warned by her aunt that on no account is she to wear men?s clothes in front of Alisterand always to be soft, sweet and gentle in his company. And she has to persuade him as a weak woman to realise his position as the Earl ofLangfield.How a newspaper article describing The Castle and itsvaluable contents brings a tiresome neighbour to the Castle.Howthe Earl, because she is un-chaperoned makes Georgina go to the DowerHouse.How the article attracts some ferocious burglars to TheCastle.How Georgina saves the Earl?s life and unexpectedly findslove and happiness is all told is this unusual story by BARBARACARTLAND.