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It took only a hed the ht, to keep revelations about vampires as ammunition for when ammunition was necessary

"I don’t knohat you are on about," she said, s broadly "We simply wanted a little play time, off Bunson’s A bit of a lark with a train We found this one at Wootton Bassett and thought, why not? Lord Kingair here had a hankering to visit the relations, and Lord Mersey, Mr Diht we’d join hiet of infor close attention to the reactions of both flywaymen The revelation that they were boys who had juender relief The fact that they were Bunson’s boys struck a spark of recognition in Stubby The na If they knew about the fuss with the Kingair Pack, they weren’t connecting it to Sidheag But it was the naave theingly, Felix stepped forward He had gone back to his old looks and expression--a paragon of aristocratic boredohed the world and found it wanting He slouched just enough not to mess with the cut of a fine Bond Street jacket--had he been wearing one--nothing more than the indolent son of a powerfulhe wanted out of life He thought he could have her just as easily, and she adored teasing him with the fact that he could not In that ain found him wildly attractive

The flywayh they were crih they were little better than thieves of the sky; even though they were outside society--they could not deny hundreds of years of the British class syste autocratic But her aura of co that if upset she could eviscerate with her tongue Felix, on the other hand, simply assumed superiority One was compelled to obey hiht do

It onderful to watch Sophronia wondered if she could simulate such an aura of ennui and discontent or if it had to be trained from birth

The two men trusted in Felix’s stated identity

"Lord Mersey," said the leader, "we know of your illustrious father, of course"

So they are connected to the Picklemen!

Felix tilted his head "And you are te that here you have a train full of valuable cargo?"

The flywaymen looked more shocked than teh to realize he would not respond well to such behavior"

Felix nodded crisply "Good, we understand each other"

And Sophronia was beginning to understand their situation

Felix did not mention that there was a fair chance these flywaymen were, untraceably of course, in his father’s e that would cause the va was a Pickleman plot Sophronia’s heart wrenched He had to know this, yet he gave no hint, not even to her Despite the fact that she had been expecting it, Sophronia felt a keen sense of betrayal

Stubby whispered in his shaggy coy hurried back to the airship

"Is that wise?" wondered Sophronia "You are now all alone with us"

Stubby laughed "I am under the impression that you boys are not armed Out for a lark, you said, didn’t you? Childish prank, stealing a train"

Sophronia cocked her head "Did we say unar turned to look back at their train The i their backs

The flyway a train"