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Darn, darn, darn, Henry thought wildly, resisting the urge to staet the better of her? Now he knew she didn't want him here and would be suspicious of her every word and action He was no corkbrain, this one

That was her first problem He was supposed to have been stupid Men of his sort usually were, or so she'd heard

Proble to have any trouble keeping up with her to he wouldn't like it here at Stannage Park

Problem nu man she'd ever seen She hadn't seen too many men, that was true, but that didn't diminish the fact that he made her feel likeHenry frowned What did he hed and shook her head She didn't want to know

Her fourth problem was obvious Despite the fact that she didn't want to ad, there was no way around the truth

She stank

Not even bothering to conceal a groan, Henry returned to the house and stomped up the stairs to her room

Dunford followed Mrs Simpson as she led him to the master suite "I hope you find your roo "Henry's done her best to keep the house matically

"She's our Henry, she is"

Dunford s combinations of lips and teeth that had slain women for years "Just who is Henry?"

"You don't know?"

He shrugged and raised his brows

"Why, she's been living here for years, ever since her parents died And she's been running the place for let e passed on, God bless her heart"

"Where was Lord Stannage?" Dunford asked curiously Best to find out as much as possible as soon as possible He'd always believed that nothing could are"

"For six years?"

Mrs Sihed "They were quite devoted to one another"

"Allow me to assure myself that I understand the situation correctly Henry, er, Miss Barrett has been running Stannage Park for six years?" That couldn't be possible Had she taken over the reins when she was ten? "How old is she?"

"Twenty, milord"

Twenty She certainly didn't look it "I see And just what is her relation to Lord Stannage?"