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"Your nerves?"

He gave her A Look "You try them"

"Turner!" Olivia exclaimed She turned to Miranda "Miranda!"

But Miranda was still focused on Turner "Could we go now?" she asked hi heard a word of their squabble "I don't want that bookseller to forget aboutfrom Olivia's rendition of your adventure," Turner said wryly, "I doubt that is likely to happen"

"But could we please go today? Please Please "

"You do realize you're begging"

"I don't care," she said promptly

He pondered this "It occurs to e"

Miranda gave him a blank look "What would be the point of that?"

"Oh, I don't know One never knohen oneyou could possibly want, I advise you to forget your nefarious plans and simply take ht she lee Good Lord

"It's not far," she was saying "We can walk there"

"Are you certain I cannot co thenly as he watched Miranda charge the door "Someone will need to call the watch e don't return in one piece"

Tenin front of the bookshop from which she'd been ejected earlier that day

"Gad, Miranda," she heard Turner "

"Good," she replied succinctly, and she stepped forward

Turner placed a restraining hand on her arlint in his eye "The ht of you may send the poor man into an apoplectic fit"

Miranda scowled at him but let him pass There was no way the bookseller would best her this tientlee The book was all but hers

A bell jingled as Turner entered the shop Miranda followed right behind hi on his heels

"May I assist you, sir?" the bookseller asked, all fawning politeness

"Yes, I'm interested in…" His words trailed off as he looked around the store