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And she saw Mr Nobley clearly The thin wrinkles just beginning at the corners of his eyes, the whiskers on his chin darkening already after his ested he ht smile more in real life He had the kind of face you wanted to kiss--lips, forehead, cheeks, eyelids, everywhere except his chin That you wanted to bite

Jane thought: I wouldn’t kick hiht: My, what a catch How the society page would rant!

"I think you should stay away from him, Miss Erstwhile" Mr Nobley turned his back on Martin and took her ar her to the path

"I don’t knohy you care, sir," she said, doing her best to sound Austen-y, "but I certainly will, if you’ll do me a favor Perform in the theatrical"

"Miss Erstwhile

"Oh, come on! It will please me to no end to see you so uncomfortable You’re not afraid, are you? You see proper all the ti a little theatrical This is, after all, the nineteenth century So perhaps your protests ste the fool?"

"You accuse me of vanity ItAnd yet in part you are right I am not fully

He flinched and recovered "My true concerns, however, are in regards to the delicate sentiood hostess"

"And if we propose the recreation to her and she approves, will you participate?"

"Yes, I suppose I ainst a sly persistent, Miss Erstwhile"

"And you, Mr Nobley, are annoyingly stubborn Together we must be Impertinence and Inflexibility"

"That was clever

"Was it? Thanks, it just caht?"

"Not a lick"

"Hm, iht up to the rest of the party, Miss Char Colonel Andrews in a discussion on the "relative ickiness of tea" and Captain East and A their hearts’ secrets