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"Very ht so Of course I've never danced with her myself" Emma moved over to a chair and sat down "Do youNorwood for another pot I'm sure this is hopelessly lukewarraciously "This is your house, after all"

Ely as she noticed that John and Belle were still standing in each other's arms

"Don't let my presence deter you frorin

The pair ied themselves, and Belle sat down on the sofa John et back home, to which Emma replied with alacrity, "Oh, but you cannot!"

Belle leveled a suspicious eye at her cousin and immediately realized that Emma had decided that she and John would suit very well, indeed

"It's pouring," Emma hastily explained "You must stay until the rain lets up a bit"

John declined to point out the rain actually had let up a bit, and if he waited ain He offered the pair of beautiful women an inscrutable shly uncomfortable chair

"You mustn't sit there," Eet rid of it if Alex's mother didn't assure me it was absolutely priceless Why don't you le eyebrow at her

"I hate when people do that," Ehtly, "I assure you that you'll have a horrid backache on the morrow if you stay in that chair for more than five minutes"

John rose and sat down corace," he said politely

Ee of humor and mockery in his voice "Oh dear," she said loudly "I wonder what is keeping that tea I'll have to go check on it" With remarkable speed, Emma rose and exited the salon

John and Belle turned to each other, Belle blushing to the very roots of her golden hair "Your cousin has not mastered the art of subtlety," John pointed out dryly

"No"

"I'm not exactly certain what she expects to accomplish She will probably run into a maid with the tea not two steps fro the tied to leave Eether for a full fiveto inspect a nonexistent harpsichord "I i"

"As ain, I have no desire to be interrupted by your cousin returning with tea"

"Oh, I wouldn't worry about that," Bellepresence She's quite resourceful"

As if on cue, they heard Emma yelp from the other side of the closed door "What a surprise!"