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"What?" This, fro this now?" Anne added, with great disbelief

Philoreat friends"

"What happened?" Mary asked

"That was the part I couldn’t get very clearly," Philoue"

"Men never recall the correct details," Olivia said, thinking of her oin brother, Winston He orthless for gossip, just worthless

Philomena nodded "Robert came home, and he was in quite a state Rather…er…disheveled"

They all nodded They all had brothers

"He could barely stand upright," Philoh heaven" She waved her hand in front of her nose "I had to help hi room so Mama wouldn’t see him"

"Then he is now in your debt," Olivia said, always thinking

Philo whatever it is men do, and Julian was a bit, er…"

"Soused?" Anne put in

"He frequently is," Olivia added

"Yes Which stands to reason, given my brother’s condition when he returned ho as if she were considering soone, and she continued, "He said that Julian did nothing out of the ordinary, and then there was Sir Harry, practically tearing him apart from limb to limb"

"Was there blood?" Olivia asked

"Olivia!" Mary scolded

"It’s a pertinent question"

"I do not know if there was blood," Philomena said, a bit officiously

"I would think so," Oliviatorn off"

Li order By Olivia Bevelstoke (all liled her toes in her slippers reassuringly