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With a wink he took her ent swing that sent the ball rolling through the first tickets

"You cad! You kno to play"

He grinned "Before you spotted ure it out" He leaned near "Later, perhaps," he said quietly, and she could do noup to her later here

She tried not to feel a spark of envy when he offered Lady Hermione his arm and escorted her toward the roses She wished she alking in the girl’s place No one would fault her for talking and laughing with hiarden How si display," Jameson said tartly as he came to stand beside her

"Yes, I daresay, Lady Her his attention"

"I was referring to you and that man"

Her blood boiled "That lord" She h he was a head taller, she still aze levelly "He is a lord, Jameson, however much you may wish he wasn’t"

"A lord does not wrap hi him on how to properly hold the mallet"

His jaw dropped "You honestly expect me to believe that you were responsible for that charade?"

"I don’t expect anything of you except to be civil Why will you not give him a chance to prove himself? It’s not his fault that Lady Hermione traipses after him like she’s transformed into his shadow Would you rather he rebuffed her, hurt her tender heart?"

"She has nothing--"

"She has everything to do with it and well you know it As do I Now do you wish to play a game of croquet or not?"

"I don’t like him"

She took a deep breath "That’s a pity Because I do"

Resisting the urge to accidently swing the htly to it and marched away

"He’s absurdly handso at a s a cup of tea She knew she should be out enjoying the couests, but she see Tristan as he played croquet with Lady Herirl I suppose the duke would be so if not for the scars that mar his face"

"Why didn’t you invite hiave Sarah a pointed look "No, Keswick"