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But Cler his eyes Instead, he frowned and looked out the"It’s not quite so si on the bench She’d turned her head to the side, and Hugo caught a glie of pink for her lips

"You see," Clero rolled his eyes Any confession that started thus could not end well

Cler to business at Wolverton Hall"

Hugo translated thishimself silly with his useless friends after his wife had flounced off and his father-in-law had tied off the once-generous purse strings But no point in insisting on honesty froet it

"In any event," Cler to the bench outside, "that’s her, now Waiting Deo shook his head in confusion

The duke huffed "Must I spell it out? She wants things froht the duke a child? An infant,to business at Wolverton Hall and a governess waiting outside your horeatcoht this htfrom…well, never mind where I was," the duke said "She was on the street, waiting for the carriage to arrive"

"And what does she want?" Hugo persisted

Cler, really I, uh, at Wolverton Hall, I saw that she was good with the younger children So I offered her a position taking care of my son"

"Your as-yet-unborn child"

"Yes," Clermont mumbled "Exactly And so she quit her position at Wolverton And then I had no work to offer her because the duchess had left Now she’s angry, too"

The story didn’t sound re His Grace a liar But it wouldn’t do any good; long experience had taught hiedly, no matter how many holes one poked in it

"She says she’ll sit there until she receives compensation," Clermont said "I do believe sheworks out well, I’ll be bringing back the duchess in a irl will think…"

"…That you seduced and ruined a servant?" Hugo asked dryly That here he would place his ht," he said "You can see the very idea is absurd And of course I did no such thing--you know that, Marshall But one by the tio asked

Clermont did flush at that "Gad, Marshall I’m a duke I have no need to force women" He frowned "What do you care anyway? They don’t call you the Wolf of Clero still had one He just tried not to reh I’ll have the constables take her in for vagrancy or disturbing the peace"