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Her eyes lit up "Do you think you can?"
"I am a man of ?"
"Funny hats notwithstanding"
And then, just like that, they both laughed Together The sound caether like a perfect chord, clear and true And then, at quite the sanificant, although neither had any idea why
"Why do you wear such dark colors?" she asked
He looked down at his evening kit "You don’t like ant It’s just that it has been co?"
She nodded "It was a sloeek for gossip Besides, you coh Very well, I wear dark colors because it , just waited with an expectant look on her face, as if to say-surely there’s rave secret, Lady Olivia"
He leaned forward, and so did she, and it was another one of those moments Perfect accord
"I arave voice "Can’t tell red and green apart to save lanced about self-consciously before continuing in a quieter tone "I have never heard of such a thing"
"I’m not the only one, I’m told, but I’ve never met anyone else so afflicted"
"But surely there is no need for dark colors all the time" She sounded-and looked-utterly fascinated Her eyes were sparkling with it, and her voice was full of interest
If Harry had known that his difficulties seeing colors would be such a boon with the ladies, he’d have trotted it out years ago
"Can’t your valet pick out your attire?" she said
"Yes, but then I’d have to trust hiued Amused Perhaps a combination of both
"He has a rather dry sense of huave her a helpless shrug "He saved my life once And perhaps more importantly, my horse’s as well"
"Oh, then you definitely cannot sack him Your horse is lovely"
"I’m quite fond of him," Harry said "The horse And the valet, I suppose"
She nodded approvingly "You should be thankful that dark colors suit you Not everyone wears black well"
"Why, Lady Olivia, is that a compliment?"
"Not so much a compliment to you as an insult to everyone else," she assured him
"Thank heavens for that I don’t think I would kno to conduct myself in a world in which you offered cohtly on the shoulder-flirtatious, daring, and utterly ironic "I feel exactly the same way"