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"I went carousing with friends for ht," Gabriel admitted "It ended ere all too drunk to see a hole through a ladder"

Sebastian grinned and rear days of bachelorhood, are we?"

"It would berat"

"Saan to roll up his shirtsleeves An active life at Heron’s Point, the family estate in Sussex, had kept hie Frequent exposure to the sunlight had gilded his hair and darkened his cohtness

While other eneration had becoorous than ever, in part because his youngest son was still only eleven The duchess, Evie, had conceived unexpectedly long after she had assu years were past As a result there were eight years between the baby’s birth and that of the next oldest sibling, Seraphina Evie had been more than a little ee, especially in the face of her husband’s teasing clai advertisement of his potency And indeed, there had been a hint of extra swagger in Sebastian’s step all through his wife’s last pregnancy

Their fifth child was a handsome boy with hair the deep auburn red of an Irish setter He’d been christened Michael Ivo, but soiven name Now a lively, cheerful lad, Ivo accoo first," Sebastian said, browsing a his favorite "I need the advantage"

"The devil you do," Gabriel replied equably, setting up the game "The only reason you lost to me the last time was because you let Ivo one conclusion, I decided to use the boy as an excuse"

"Where is Ivo? I can’t believe he let you leave hiirls"

"He nearly worked hiretfully "But I explained to him that your situation requires my undivided attention As usual, I’m full of helpful advice"

"Oh, God" Gabriel leaned over the table todown on the shot, he struck the cue ball, which struck the yellow ball and knocked it into the net Two points With the next shot, he potted the red ball

"Well done," his father said "What a sharper you are"