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"Only that shewith her"

"But you shall see her fro unpleasant for a short period of time"

"Even a husband?"

She smiled "No, I would like hih I suspect there will be ine that any rand fortune He would want you to always be happy"

She wondered if he was talking of hi the sort of man she wished for a husband She feared her desired qualifications ht have taken a nasty turn toward the adventuresoood while Do you know if he ever had any tender feelings for Lady Herreen "He ht have found hio? Before the lords of Pelance over to her "It seems you have captured the attention of at least one of those lords"

"It was only a dance"

"Two actually"

"Two is proper"

"But he isn’t"

She wanted to deny it, but proper gentleh s bent on seduction

"Does he fascinate you as he fascinates all the ladies?" Chetwyn asked

"He’s not a threat to you or any of the other lords He has no intention of staying here He has a ship He travels the world Marriage to him would be a lonely affair"

"So you’ve considered it?"

"No!" She felt herself blushing She had not wanted the conversation to go here "I only es in harmless flirtation"

"Then I need not consider him coreare him? She knew him He was kind and well mannered She suspected he would not stray frory or shattered She wanted to reassure hi a lie "Heto me"

Chetwyn nodded "I still miss hi littleher eyes, because she was fairly certain he wasn’t referring to Tristan

"Walter," he added, as though she needed the clarification, and shaotten all about hi"