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Miranda waited through the exchange and then said to Winston, "It has been quite lovely I only wish you were here more often to enjoy it with us"
Winston turned to her with a lazy sht to have made her heart skip "As do I," he said, "but I'll be down for part of the summer"
"You won't have much time for the ladies, I'm afraid," Turner put in helpfully "If I recall,with my friends Great fun You won't wish to miss it"
Miranda looked at him oddly He sounded almost too jolly
"I'm sure it was," Winston replied "But I'd like to attend some of the ton events, too"
"Good idea," Olivia said "You'll want to acquire some town polish"
Winston turned to her "I have sufficient polish, thank you verylike actual experience to, er, polish a man"
Winston flushed "I have experience, Olivia"
Miranda's eyes widened
Turner stood in one smooth move to a level that is not fit for gentle ears"
Winston looked as if hemore, but luckily for the cause of faether with a cheerful "Well said!"
But Miranda should have known better than to trust her- at least when h, she soon found herself on the receiving end of Olivia's most devious smile
"Miranda," she said, rather too prettily
"Er, yes?"
"Didn't you tell love shop we noticed last week? They've thethis to Winston "For both ht need a pair Weren't sure what sort of quality was available up at Oxford, you know"
It was quite the most obvious speech, and Miranda was sure Olivia knew it She stole a glance at Turner, atching the proceedings with an air of aust Sometimes it was difficult to discern
"What do you say, dear brother?" Olivia said in her o?"
"I can't think of anything I would enjoy , then saw the futility and shut it She was going to kill Olivia She was going to sneak into her bedrooirl alive But for now, her only choice was to agree She did not wish to do anything that s for hiht of insensitivity to atteht in front of him
And so, when she realized that three pairs of eyes were focused expectantly on her, there was nothing to do but say, "We could go today It would be lovely"