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"Ah, a reforood works, Your Grace?"
"They have their place But working with orphans seems a waste for a woman as lovely as you"
At his compliment, she felt the heat rush from the soles of her feet to her cheeks She’d always considered herself a bit plain, or maybe it was siarner men’s favor, so she worked very hard not toEven the dress she wore today for so lovely an occasion as a wedding was designed not to draw a ed to draw his "I’m not certain if I’ve been insulted or coot off to a rather unfortunate beginning with our introductions--or lack thereof I’d retired to this rooht determine how best to azed out the"The gent you were speaking with earlier, in the brown jacket--who is he?"
She was surprised by the abrupt change in topic and the inquiry "James Swindler An inspector with Scotland Yard"
For the briefest of h he were fighting back a s as to his occupation, but rather what he is to you"
Oh She found that a rather odd statement What could he be other than what he was? "A friend Did you wish an introduction?"
A bit of strangled laughter erupted, before he pressed his ht line and shook his head "No, that’s quite all right He seean’s lads"
"And Feagan is…"
"The kidsht you how to pilfer pockets?"
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"You were a very deft student, Miss Darling I didn’t even feel your touch The problem there is that I would very aze came back to her It held an invitation, as well as a promise Hoas she to respond to that? To adht feel like? Froe of twelve, she’d had no sexual interest in an’s lads to know that not all men were brutes But still she’d never been attracted to a man, had never wanted to attract one She’d never felt this strange fluttering in her stomach whenever she looked at aso rapidly when he was near, had never found it so difficult to draw in breath when she gazed into his eyes or studied the intriguing shape of his mouth
"No retort? No denial that you’re not curious about my touch?" he asked
"I have no skills at these flirtatious games men and women play" She didn’t knohy she’d felt compelled to reveal that little tidbit about herself She’d always held her oith the boys when it ca ht out her opinion on their business dealings But it was all so very distant fro here She was like a novice explorer, traveling uncharted ground