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He needed to find Sebastian His cousin’s social agenda was never li after this, it would surely include wo with hi to find so to drink, but as he stepped forth, he heard about half a dozen gasps, followed by, "This wasn’t on the prograeneral direction of stares toward the stage One of the Sirls had retaken her position and appeared to be preparing an impromptu (but please, God, not improvised) solo

"Sweet merciful Jesus," Harry heard, and there was Sebastian, standing next to hi that was definitely more dread than a the words ht you’d stopped counting"

"This is a debt that can never be repaid"

The girl started her solo

"You ht," Sebastian admitted

Harry looked at the door It was a lovely door, perfectly proportioned and leading out of the roorandmother"

Harry looked over at the elderly Countess of Newbury, who sat with the other dowagers, s her hands He turned back to Sebastian, re "Isn’t she deaf?"

"Nearly so," Sebastian confirmed "But not stupid You’ll notice she put her cone away for the perforleam in his eye "By the by, I saw you made the acquaintance of the lovely Lady Olivia Bevelstoke"

Harry didn’t bother to respond, at least not with anything ht tilt of his head

Sebastian leaned toward hiisters "Did she ad lust for you?"

Harry turned and regarded him squarely "You’re an ass"

"You tell rows old"

"And neither do I," Sebastian said with a half smile "I find it so convenient to be immature"

The violin solo reached what seemed to be a crescendo, and the crowd held a collective breath, waiting for the ensuing flourish, followed by what had to be the finish

Except it wasn’t

"That was cruel," Sebastian said

Harry winced as the violin scraped into a higher octave "I didn’t see your uncle," he pointed out