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How unexpectedly revealing How et out of Felix where Sophronia failed? She had underestiood opinion Not to ht about confession

"My lord, please, that isn’t necessary"

"Ria! What else was I to do? Surely you would have done the saatha out of Sophronia’s head She ood one, but she was loyal to her friends Felix had betrayed theuises And then…

"Your father killed Soap," she hissed, breaking character

Felix was cheered by her return to forht side, at least he has stopped trying to kill you"

Only because I’ve been safely at school for three-quarters of a year If there was anywhere the Picklemen couldn’t infiltrate, it was a encers

She reached once atha’s quiet spirit "Oh, Lord Mersey, you are so droll What makes you think I care thits for your father’s murderous opinion?" She tapped his arh she were aardly following instructions On the pullback fronal with her closed fan, Damsel in need of rescue She had no idea if Dimity would see, but she required an extraction

Felix looked gri games Would you care to dance? You’d be afforded the opportunity to cutme on the floor as per usual"

If Sophronia had any guilt over her shoddy behavior in the past, his ungentleood reason for abandoning him on the dance floor, every time It was poor manners for hiatha caleproops, seeatha version of Dimity Odd, as he had once rejected Diatha whipped out her fan, in evident need of cooling You requested rescue? she signaled Sophronia

Sophronia blew out her cheeks in a sigh of both exasperation and relief

Agatha understood this silent commentary on social predicament She turned her attention onto Felix "Lord Mersey, how do you do this fine evening?"

Felix looked confused Prior to that, Agatha had barely strung three words together in his presence "Miss, uh, Woosleproops that you are so of a aistcoats? He claims you have three apparatus, a monocle, and a pack of cards stashed at all tientlemen to resist a request from any lady when couched in such incontestable teratha’s proffered hand "Dear lady, indeed it is"

Agatha tittered "La, my lord, how droll of you Can you show ?"

Sophronia was driven to gasp! Tobeyond even Dis too far

Sophronia used her fan to disguise shock

Felix and Lord Dingleproops found the

"Oh, la, I’rabbed Felix’s ar toward the punch

Felix could do naught but follow