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She sneaked a look at his stretched across the carriage in an arrogant sprawl, crowding her into the corner of her seat As though the lied herself, pressing into the set the kiss if he carried on this way

He opened one eye "Are you uncos tightly against the box of the seat

He watched her for a ht," and closed his eyes once hed

He opened his eyes again, and she noticed the irritation in them "I a you?"

"No," he said, the word clipped, and closed his eyes once more She heard the lie What was she to do? Disappear? She’d offered to travel by mail He’d been the one who had insisted on this wild plan

Instead, she lifted her legs and pulled the the slippery wooden seat The carriage chose that exact es of the conveyance in order to hold her position

"For God’s sake, Sophie Find a spot and stay in it" He did not open his eyes this tiaze e is not the behemoth in which you traditionally travel? As you have taken the low ground, h And, as you may recall, I have an unhealed bullet wound in my shoulder, so the threat of the drop fro to say the least"

He cut her a look "I asked if you were uncomfortable You said no"

She scowled at him "I lied"

He sat up, just as the vehicle went round a corner "Christ," he reen

She let her feet drop to the floor "Are you ill?"

He shook his head, but put one hand on the side of the rocking carriage

"Do carriages make you ill?" she asked When he did not reply, she added, "My sister Sesily is ill in carriages"

"Which one is that?" If he hadn’t looked so unsettled, she would have argued that her sisters were not all the same and it should not be too much trouble to tell them apart

Instead, she clarified, "She is second eldest" She paused, then added, "As the rake you are, I’m sure you’ve heard what they call her when she is not in the room"

"What’s that?"

"You needn’t pretend you haven’t I’ve heard it, so I know you must have"

He cut her a look "Have Ito you?"

Well She certainly wasn’t going to tell him She blushed "Never mind"

"You must tell me, now"

She shook her head "It’s unkind"

"I’ve no doubt it is, if they don’t use it to her face"

She looked out the"Her name is Sesily"

"Yes You said that"

She watched him pointedly "Ses-ily"

He raised a brow, but did not speak