title: The Scottish Lord
author:  Joan Wolf 
description: Minor wear on edge of cover and spine. Minor browning inside cover and edge of pages due to age.
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  THE SCOTTISH LORD
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Joan Wolf
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  She’s bonnie, blooming, straight, and tall,
  
  And lang has had my heart in thrall
  
  —ROBERT
  
  
  BURNS
  
  “If you will step into the drawing room, Mr. Macdonald,” the butler said,
  giving Douglas the distinct impression that a very great favor was about to be
  conferred upon him, “Miss Stewart will be down directly.”
  
  Douglas nodded gravely and allowed himself to be conducted into the proper
  room. The butler withdrew and Douglas moved toward the pictures as though
  drawn by a magnet. He was examining them carefully when the door opened and
  Frances Stewart came into the room. She stood for a moment in silence,
  regarding the absorbed figure before her.
  
  Douglas Macdonald was a pleasant-looking man of twenty-six. His medium brown
  hair was neatly cut and brushed and his clothing was well tailored and
  fashionable, but there was something ineffably unsettled about him. Frances
  smiled tolerantly. She knew the look well. Her fath