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"What?" Sidheag was genuinely confused

Dimity was not to be turned aside "As if we didn’t see you nuzzling up to the lovely captain regularly"

Sidheag objected to this unwarranted accusation "Nuzzling! He’s ten tie!"

Dimity waved an airy hand "Iure"

Sophronia nudged Sidheag’s shoulder "And you knoolves I

The Scottish girl actually blushed

Mindful of her chaatha returned theoodness it’s him I was sure we had Lady Linette, and I’vetobacco for card rooatha" Sidheag was unsympathetic

"To be fair, yesterday it was the lip tint If you only kept your side of the room cleaner"

"You can’t blaatha only really had any guruff and Agatha so tiatha had learned to stick up for herself Sidheag was a big softy underneath her gru raised by olves As Diruirl"

"Are you four going to sit there gossiping all night?" Preshea was standing above theirl, as she was quite short

The dining room was empty Somehow, they hadto clear the tea tables

"Oh, I see, you’re waiting to gather up the extra pikelets, so Agatha can have a snack later" Preshea had a very clipped way of talking, as though each ereover her portly fraasped and put her hand to her lips

Sophronia was so perturbed by the direct nature of the attack that she lacked a ready rebuttal

Sidheag, on the other hand, siair," said Preshea, shocked, "this is a nen!"

"Well, you shouldn’t go around being nasty when the rest of us are ar was unperturbed by the se

Preshea flounced off, still in possession of verbal superiority After all, they ought to have responded it, not flying pancakes But Agatha looked cheered by Sidheag’s pikelet defense

Diestion Sophronia, can’t we do so about her?"

Sophronia frowned "I don’t know if it’s worth the risk They’ve been watching me closely since the West hazel-eyed look of appeal

"I’ll think about it Now come on; we’re late, and the staircase won’t wait"