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"Well, you’ll be in uniforot business out of town," Matt said

"Matt Stone!" Penny protested "You can’t go out of town"

"Penny, I wasn’t going to ride with a unit, noto be crowd control, you know, act like the sheriff Thayer can handle it all, though"

"Matt, Penny has a point," Adam said "You should be here After all, this is Stoneyville"

"Clint is a Stone He’ll have to do"

"Wow Great Thanks," Clint said

"Sorry I didn’t mean it that way," Matt said sheepishly

"You’re the one so big on tourisinia You’re so gung ho on opening historic houses and buildings How can you fail to be part of a reenactment?"

"Yeah, Matt!" Clint said

"I have really i to be part of it," Clint told hied "They think I should dress up, at least"

"What fun!" Lavinia put in "I’d love to playact"

"You are raciously

"I’ll be there"

Oola barked, as if agreeing that she’d participate as well, causing theh

"Even Oola will be there," Penny told Matt

Darcy was surprised to see hie He’d been so definite "You know," he said, "there was a General Stone But he was nowhere near Stoney ville during the fighting He was surrounding Richmond at the time"

"Matt, you’ve always taken part before," Clint reminded him He looked at Darcy "He’s usually Ian Ripley, a cavalry captain, like Harry"

"We’ll see," Matt said "I have business, like I told you But I’ll see how far things have progressed by the ?"

"The roast!" Penny said with dismay She leapt up

"I’ll help you," Darcy offered

As she ran after Penny, Oola followed

She didn’t go after the food; she just sat in the kitchen And when they left the kitchen, she sat by Darcy’s feet at the dining roo about the reenact theeously with every hts they’d been having, it seeetting late, Matt at last rose to break up the group "I slept all afternoon, but I’ot to go home, thanks," Harry said

"There’s lots of rooe," Lavinia told him He blushed to the roots--the exact effect she had intended

"I have to go," Harry said, "but thanks"

Matt walked Harry to the door, then ca to blush herself when he said, "Ready to go up?"

"U to sound very casual

"I’ll just let myself out," Lavinia said

"Never! I’ll escort you," Carter said

"Hey, I’ll ith you He’s dangerous," Clint teased

"Really?" Lavinia said "I like dangerous ave Adam a kiss on the cheek and followed Matt up the stairs

Oola followed her

She started for the Lee Roohtly "Oola can have the office area We’ll take the bedrooht"

"This house does give newto the ter at her heels, she acco out of the bedrooan to whine They looked at one another and laughed