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Lucas!" he called out "We lee and ran into the hall after them "Oh, thank you, Mr Siddons Thank you!"

Elizabeth had Jaround to a halt and said, "There is oneI have to do"

"What more could you possibly have to do?'' she derip and strode back to the kitchen door When she thought he was out of earshot, shetoday"

He threicked grin over his shoulder "Not everything"

She sputtered and spluttered, trying to co retort, when he co her heart

"Oh, Jane," he called out, leaning against the doorframe

Elizabeth couldn't see into the kitchen, but she could picture the scene perfectly as her baby sister lifted her head, her dark blue eyes wide and wondrous

James blew a kiss into the kitchen "Goodbye, sweet Jane I do wish you were a little h and sank into a chair Her sister would be dreairlhood

The speech was overrehearsed, but the sentiment was certainly sincere Elizabeth knew that she would have to confront James about their scandalous behavior, and she'd played out conversations in her head all night and into the followingher words as she traht--to Danbury House

This plan--this strange, bizarre, incomprehensible plan which was supposed to deposit her on the altar of uidelines, that sort of thing Because if she didn't have some idea what she was supposed to expect in Jao mad

For example, her behavior the previous afternoon was clearly thewater all over herself in a fit of panic Not toto have to assume a certain modicum of control She refused to be so to insist upon repaying him for his services, and that was that

Furtherrab her and sweep her into his e it As silly as it sounded, his kisses were going to have to re to ee from this episode with her soul intact

As for her heart--well, that was probably already a lost cause