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There was so about his sister Even Turner had to admit it

But Miranda was different She watched She smiled, but it was al notes in her mind about the people she ed

"Miranda?" he asked, surprised He would have thought she'd wish him to bestow his first dance with Olivia

Lady Rudland nodded "It will be a huge coup for her You have not danced since…since I cannot even recall Long before Leticia died"

Turner felt his jaw tighten, and he would have said soasped, which was not half as surprising as what follohich, he was quite certain, was the first incidence of blasphemy ever to cross her lips

"Mother?" he queried

"Where is your arently

"My armband," he said, with some irony

"For Leticia," she added, as if he did not know that

"I believe I told you that I have chosen not to mourn her"

"But this is London," she hissed "And your sister's debut"

He shrugged "My coat is black"

"Your coats are always black"

"Perhaps I a then," he said mildly, "for innocence lost"

"You will create a scandal," she fairly hissed

"No," he said pointedly, "Leticia created scandals I a to mourn my scandalous wife"

"Do you wish to ruin your sister?"

"My actions will not reflect half so badly upon her as my dear departed's would have done"

"That is neither here nor there, Turner The fact of the matter is your wife died , and- "

"I saw the body," he retorted, effectively halting her arguar about it"

Turner's head began to pound "I apologize for that, then"