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Rue wasn’t one to question; if the handsoainsay?

Anitra continued her role as interpreter "Ay asks if the young lord will be speaking for himself or if the fire hair is his voice in matters of barter"

"I’ lord Mr Tunstell is the fire hair"

"I’ht blue tea-gown she as not as daring as a ball gown, but the square neckline for all its lace tri to conceal the fact that she was, , it advertised this fact There were bows all the way down the front

Anitra tried to explain, "You captain this ship, and you are wearing so similar to a blue robe"

Rue continued to blink

Floote said, his voice cracked with age or exhaustion or huarded the leader who had started the talks with new interest "Woht of as men?"

Floote nodded

"Right, then, do continue Please inform them that I shall speak for myself"

The woman as no-woman, Ay, waited politely until Rue nodded at her and then continued

Anitra said, "He is congratulating you on the beauty of your airship and your crew" After another lengthy statement from Ay, Anitra blushed and covered her mouth to hide a s suitors? Ay represents a very powerful family and he thinks she would make an excellent wife He enjoyed the little fluffy breads verymost bizarre "Pri Primrose? Because he liked the scones?"

"Oh I say!" said Percy "That’s not on That’s ht face "Please thank her – er, him – for the compliment and inform him that Miss Tunstell has a prior co a navy dress That colour seemed the provenance of women Rue supposed it wasn’t so odd to have attire intiland, an inordinate amount of tiarb The presence or absence of black crêpe in British society was certainly as esoteric to an outside observer as gender-deter robes were to Rue

Ay inclined her head and then waved in a disreat import"

Floote whispered to Rue, "Good response"

Anitra explained, "Ay’s offer may have been sincere or it may have been a compliment In either case, it is now acquitted without shaht actually wish toas a hed "Ay has tives already And three children"