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"Not that he visits as often as he should"

"Well, he doesn’t like London," Honoria

Lady Danbury let out a sly chuckle "You know that, do you?"

Honoria hated that her cheeks were groarm "I have known him nearly all my life"

"Yes, yes," Lady Danbury said, rather dis seemed to catch her attention, and then she leaned in with a terrifying look in her eye "I’ favor"

"I really wish you wouldn’t," Honoria said weakly, because surely nothing good could come of that expression on Lady Danbury’s face

"Pfft Leave it all to " She paused "Well, one for one, anyway, but I’m optimistic for the future"

"What?" Honoria asked desperately

Lady Danbury ignored her "Mr Bridgerton! Mr Bridgerton!" she called enthusiastically She waved her hand, but unfortunately that particular appendage was attached to her cane, and Honoria had to weave and bob to the right to avoid getting her ear lopped off

By the tihtened out, they had been joined by a handsoreen eyes It took her a nized hierton’s older brothers Honoria did not know hih about him incessantly when they were out and unendary as his smile

And his smile was presently directed at her Honoria felt her stohts If she weren’t desperately in love with Marcus (whose sful), this would be a dangerous erton said smoothly, just after he kissed her hand, "so I am not sure that we have been introduced"

Honoria nodded and was about to say soettable when she saw that his hand had been bandaged

"I hope your injury is not severe," she said politely

"Oh, this?" he held up his hand His fingers were free to waggle, but the rest of it looked rather like aAn altercation with a letter opener"

"Well, please do be careful of infection," Honoria said, sorows red, or swollen, or even worse, yellow, then youyour pardon?"

"You listed so many colors about which I must be wary"

For a mohing matter

"Lady Honoria?" he murmured