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"Several All with Kingsley"

Grace nearly choked on the wine She sed hard and took a deep breath

"With Kingsley? Really?"

"You seem surprised" She wasn’t surprised She was shocked and Søren seeht you tere teenagers when you were together"

"We were Although there have been a few occasions since then Rare ones They have to be rare"

"Why?"

Søren stopped speaking for a hed, handed hilass to her, slightly less full than it was before

"Kingsley Edgenot his real name Would you like to know his real nasley Théophile Boissonneault"

Grace blinked

"Can you spell that for me?"

"B-o-i-s-s-o-n-n-e-a-u-l-t" Søren spoke each letter with the French pronunciation "As you can iine, he was rather keen to divest himself of such a name when he settled in America"

"That is quite a mouthful"

"Not unlike the lass, but she saw the glint of wicked aain" She pointed at hi to play with my mind"

"I am and entirely without remorse"

"You’re the one who’s half-drunk I’m the one who should be in control of this conversation"

"You’ve already forgotten ere talking about"

"That is not true You were" She paused and retraced their conversational steps The "et back on it "Kingsley You were tellingfor the sley are rare"