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"May I coripped her "Uh, just one moment!" Thank God her door was locked "Hide!" she hissed at John

"I' the cold night air He gathered up his clothes, praying he'd got therabbed her dressing gown, covered herself, and went to the door She turned the key and opened it,her upright "Good evening, Persephone"

"I'm sorry to bother you, but I couldn't sleep, and I knew that you had gone to the bookshop today I ondering if I could borrow so to read"

"Of course" Belle rushed back into the rooathered up some of the books "It's all poetry, but I'"

Persephone noticed Belle's bare calves peeking out froown?"

Belle blushed and silently thanked the dark cloak of night for hiding her eine why The ide open You'll catch a chill"

"I don't think so" Belle thrust the books into Persephone's arms

"Thank you" Persephone wrinkled her nose and sniffed "What is that smell? It's most peculiar"

Belle prayed that Persephone's maiden aunt status was entirely accurate because the roo One could only hope that she wouldn't recognize the s in froht to reo to sleep And if you'd like I could give you soo away if you spray a bit of it around"

"Perhaps in the ht, then I'll see you in the ht" Belle shut the door and locked it quickly, leaning back against it with a sigh

The door to the dressing roo in Belle's dresses "Good God, wonored him "I was so scared"

"And I felt da to put up with this for long" He viciously thrust his bad leg into his breeches

"You're not?" Belle asked weakly

"Not a chance I' shot off, played the haround in closets?"

Belle didn't really think that a reply was necessary

"Well, I don't, I tell you I don't like it at all" He sat down in a nearby chair so that he could put his good leg into his breeches Belle surh to hold hi else," he added, working himself up into a fine bout of annoyance "As far as I'm concerned, you'rewhat is rabbed his shirt "I' to take you back to Bletchford Manor and toss you into bed and keep you there for a week All without having to worry about Miss Le in to spoil the mood"

"You really need to find a new na at her atte after you to give the ht"