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"Why do you suppose wo a lover instead of a wife?"

"Because sometimes it’s the only way to have soe be based on soaze back to bear on him "Have you ever loved a wo other than the brotherly love I feel for Catherine" It was now his turn to gaze out the"Once I thought I did But my affection for her turned so swiftly to dislike that I’er certain"

"What happened?"

"I told her the truth"

"About what?"

He gave his attention back to her "AboutIn spite of my rank and wealth, I shall make an unsatisfactory husband So consider yourself fortunate that there is no hope for a e between us"

Her brow pleated "What is your failing?"

"Miss Darling, I have every intention of seducing you, and I have enough skill at seduction to know that revealing o"

"I suppose I should be forthright and reveal that I have no intention of being seduced"

"I so enjoy a challenge, Miss Darling"

"I shall keep that into my residence later for dinner?" he asked

She shook her head, aze "No"

"I’aze as often as you do"

"A er, if he’s the vengeful sort If he’s proud The proud ones are the best for fleecing"

"I’d have thought they’d be the worst"

"They don’t usually report that they’ve had their pockets picked They fear it will make them appear the fool So they simply replace whatever it is you took"

"You say that with a certain a is honorable"

"I can’t deny that I’ve always taken a certain satisfaction in being so very skilled at what I did I was the only one of Feagan’s brood not to see a stint in prison"

"Your eyes, no doubt I suspect even if you’d been caught you could have persuaded a judge to let you go"