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She decided to proceed as if he’d said nothing "Most i from the wound Those are the worst"

He blinked, but if he was startled by the turn of the conversation, he did not show it Instead he looked down at his hand with a curious eye and said, "How red?"

"I beg your pardon?"

"How red do the streaks have to be before I must worry?"

"How do you know so much about medicine?" Lady Danbury cut in

"Do you know, I’erton "I would think anything stripey ought to be a cause for alarm" Then she turned to Lady Danbury and said, "I helped someone recently who had a terribly infected wound"

"Hand?" Lady Danbury barked

Honoria could not begin to i about

"Was it her hand? Arave her cane a thuerton’s foot "Otherwise the story is dull"

"Sorry, ehr" Honoria did not see any reason to mention that it had been a he, not a she

Lady Danbury was silent for a moment, and then she positively cackled Honoria had no idea why Then she said so to talk with the other violinist, and she wandered off, leaving Honoria alone – or as alone as two people could be in a crowded rooerton

Honoria couldn’t help but watch her erton said, "Don’t worry, she’s mostly harmless"

"My cousin Daisy?" she asked dubiously

"No," he replied, momentarily nonplussed "Lady Danbury"

Honoria looked past him to Daisy and Lady Danbury "Is she deaf?"

"Your cousin Daisy?"

"No, Lady Danbury"

"I don’t believe so"

"Oh" Honoria winced "That’s too bad She h with her"

At that Mr Bridgerton could not resist looking over his shoulder He was rewarded with the sight – or,all her sentences loud and slow for Lady Danbury He winced, too

"That’s not going to end well," hebut shake her head and murmur, "No"