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"I knoho to talk to"

"Who?"

"Doesn’t like his name to be mentioned He says most London detectives are too well known by their appearance and habits to be of any use Soon they’ll make a clean sweep of the department and create a special branch That’s a secret, by the way"

Gabriel’s brows lifted "How do you know all this when I don’t?"

"You’ve gone "

A sed at Gabriel’s lips "Talk to your contact as soon as possible"

"I’ll go tonight"

"Onethe answer to what he was about to ask "Did you have any difficulties with Lady St Vincent? She didn’t argue or try to evade you?"

"No, o replied in a matter-of-fact manner "She’s a brick"

"Oh," Gabriel said, be over the state sohest possible praise, used only for a ood-hearted Gabriel had never heard Drago pay such a co called a brick until now

Pandora’s voice drifted froed her clothes and had her hair arranged At his insistence, she slept in his bed each night She’d offered a few half-hearted objections at first, pointing out that she was a restless sleeper, which was true However, whenever she awakened hi, he solved her proble love to her until she fell into an exhausted slu closer to the roo a lecture about ladylike delicacy, which appeared to have been inspired by an article in a recent periodical

"ladies aren’t supposed to rush fro to help people," the lady’s"The article said you should recline on a chaise, all fragile and wan, and make people help you"

"And be an inconvenience to everyone?" Pandora asked heatedly

"Everyone admires delicate ladies," the lady’s maid informed her "The article quoted Lord Byron: ‘There’s a sweetness to woman’s decay’"