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Lily sain "Yes, on the war," she told hiht aloud "You obviously know about stuff like planes and cars " He nodded i called the Internet was created It ’s … how should I describe it?" She rubbed her forehead "It’s a world of pure information where you can search the text of"
"A true wonder!" Robert’s eyes were bright "Do you mean to say, a ht?"
"Yea, a lot of weirdos do just that, actually, " Lily laughed She paused, and then added, "You know, I don’t much miss it "
She put her chin in her hand "Let ’s see, what else? What ’s a really good one?" She brightened suddenly "Men walked on the moon"
"On the moon? Truly?"
Lily nodded
"The moon" A beatific look softened his features "Now that’s a bonny, bonny thing "
Chapter 19
A subtle but noticeable shift had occurred in the Cameron household, and Lily wasn ’t sure if it washer less like a peer and more like a member of Ewen ’s inner circle, albeit an odd one Everyone but Kat kept her at arht of the dinner party was the talk of the place, and although it garnered her respect, it made Lily stand out as that much more of a peculiarity in castle life
She’d appeared out of nowhere and had held out hope that she could disappear back through the labyrinth with few being the wiser But with Ewen’s public show of gift giving and her sketch being passed surreptitiously a the staff, Lily was the favorite topic of hushed conversations The laird treated her even ravely at her whenever they saw each other in passing She had been so startled by his attention at first--after all, a nod was downright ebullient for Ewen ’s uncle--she’d stopped in her tracks to try and think if there wasn ’t so for hie her so
The only person i Master John himself He still tried her patience at every turn and didn ’t see, he was developing the new and irritating habit of disappearing at every opportunity Coht Lily evenShe would find the rascal in theidly in front of the kitchen hearth, distributing apples to horses in the stable, pretending to pore over books in the library--alith an aggravatingly innocent look on his face It was a burgeoning power struggle and she was quickly getting in over her head Lily had to nip the new behavior in the bud and was not about to get Ewen involved
"Feeling alright, lass?" Lily looked up to see Kat ’s concerned face hovering over her She realized that she had been sitting in a daze, pushing her eggs and sausage around and around her plate while everyone else had left the table long ago to get on with their ain "
"Ah I ken the probleh, Kat pulled out a chair and plopped down next to Lily
"The lad is too clever for you " The lare "Too clever for how you are now, at least Look at yourself ood food
"Mind me, lass " Kat’s voice took on a conspiratorial tone
"His father were the sa, off like a spooked horse young Eas, and no sign of hioverness; none could tame the likes of our laird when he was a mite He missed so many lessons under one teacher, his uncle Donald was forced to take a switch to him"
"I can’t beat John to ht