title: To Whom the Angel Spoke: A Story of the Christmas
author:  Terry Kay 
description: <br>"Delightfully illustrated... Simple enough for children but holds an appeal, as well, for adults."<br>- <i>Miami Herald</i><br>
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  CHRISTMAS ANGEL
  
  
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  Chapter One
  
  “If only they wouldn’t keep falling in love with me.”
  
  Leander Knollis, Earl of Charrington, leaned his head against the high back of
  his chair and soberly contemplated the shadowed ceiling. It was late on a
  November night only a crackling fire and one branch of candles provided
  illumination in the small drawing room of Hartwell, the Marquess of Arden’s
  charming cottage in Surrey.
  
  Despite Leander’s lugubrious tone, the said marquess did not seem inclined to
  tears of sympathy.
  
  In fact Lucien de Vaux burst out laughing and even his wife, Beth, hid a
  smile.
  
  “What else can a handsome war hero expect?” asked Lucien.
  
  “Good God, man. War heroes are two a penny within months of Waterloo.”
  
  “I did say handsome war hero. Stop smiling at the young hopefuls at Almack’s.
  You know the power of your smiles.”
  
  Leander flashed him a humorously bitter look. “I do ration ‘em, Luce. But I
  can hardly go a-wooing w