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"Her irritability has nothing to do with Justin’s propensity for singing in his iana stopped short at the top of the stairway "Don’t tell ht"

"Aren’t you glad you weren’t with us? It would have given you a doubleexists"

Olivia started down, but Georgiana caught her arm "Tell me all, please"

"If you remember, you sent me into the library and said that Quin would follow"

"Which he did I watched hi a chicken"

"We had just worked out a few things to both of our satisfaction when the dowager entered the roo"

"Just what are you saying?"

"Not that," Olivia said with a crow of laughter "We were "

"Oh dear"

"She was horribly cross about it She said that I was too fat to ht to the only point that she clearly remembered "Apparently, she believes I was a sensible choice for Rupert because my ample hips make up for his deficient brains"

"I cannot believe the dowager said such a thing!" Georgiana gasped "She can be brusque, perhaps, but never uncivil And such a coarden-variety incivility"

"I assure you, she did say it, but she didn’t truly mean it," Olivia said "She’s merely cross that now she will not have Wonderful You as her daughter-in-law--and really, who can blame her?"

"You are very kind, Olivia, but I a with such indignation that she bore a faint reseer herself "For such a lady of consequence to fall below her own fir"

"It’s probablybut sunshine and daisies in the general course of events I bring out the predator in her"

"That’s no predator you’re describing It’s rude, coiana finally started down the stairs "Well, the dowager may be unhappy, but Mother will be ecstatic"

"I doubt that very ood as another"

"Once she realizes that you refuse to take my place--well, I don’t like to think Rehters would ie, when I think on it, you could do worse You are trained to the job"

"You don’t want iana stated "And I don’t want to hter except in the ss, I’m not"

"You’re not?" Olivia asked