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What’s the good of being Juliet when Ro himself for love, but instead prances off with Rosalind?

She felt as stupid as Oyster

There was an audible hum of interest in the room, just as she sensed so voice of the Duke of Villiers "Your Grace" He was bowing before herathat Villiers’s appearance meant little, and that every pair of eyes in the tent wasn’t focused on their little group "I understand that we"I’, but I always try to please hters"

"London is so tiresome at the tail end of the season," Villiers said "And you are so s of your friends and adhis praise But herunderneath the permanent blush she had painted on earlier in the day "That is so true," she agreed, fluttering her fana trip to the country, Duke?" Gideon said in his measured, formal tones

"I have so to break the news about his motley family to her mother at some later date Preferably after the duchess had drunk two brandies But Villiers said nothing further

She caught sight of Gideon’s still-clenched jaw out of the corner of her eye "We arethe three of thee smile

"I expect you’ll be busy in the House of Lords," Villiers said to Gideon "Such a pity; the countryside is beautiful at this tirasshoppers will frolic, and the ants " There was a trace of scorn in his voice Just a trace

A second stretched to twenty before Gideon said, "Exactly so"

"What a pity you’ve never taken up your seat, Duke," Eleanor’sher profound deafness to conversational undercurrents

"I can’t iine why I would," Villiers said lazily "I don’t seeand squawking at the dawn"

"One could describe the for the business of the country," Gideon snapped

"Nonsense The business of the country is shaped by two forces: the king and the reat deal about the market I can assure you, Astley, that quite frequently the "

Gideon’s jaorked "Thewhen it coht ethical lapses such as the slave trade"

"The slave trade is entirely governed by money: those with it, and those ish they hadbeen my opinion that the only way to end it is to cut it off at the root You canprofit that that damnable practice will end"

"Wonderful!" Eleanor’stoward the saoal"

"So to speak," Villiers said His eyes slid to Eleanor, and suddenly she knew that he had guessed her most private secret He knew

"I doubt we have ever had sioals," Gideon said

"Given that my intentions are entirely honorable, I believe you," Villiers said with a faint smile

Gideon drew in his breath sharply The insult flashed by like a poison dart, so sleek and so pointed that Eleanor almost missed it Her mother just smiled

"Thatso of a rejoinder