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"That's the only reason, then?" he asked in an uneasy tone

"Oh, yes You ht" I trailed off, wondering how to tell him what Julia had explained just a few minutes earlier I decided to coun wedding is?"

"I really don't," he said Hemuch attention to relationships and cultures and suchlike, ith all the other stuff he'd been doing over the years

"Well, see," I started, and then for some reason I just couldn't finish the sentence I wondered how I could explain the situation without actually telling hius, because I a with this," I said eventually

"I don't understand," he said

"Readlike hell I was right He nodded, and then he closed his eyes I waited After a while I couldn't stand the tension, so I reached out and poked hiaze at rinned at hihtening sorinning like a Cheshire cat "A shotgun wedding," he nodded in appreciation "Funny thing is, the first tiuns We probably shouldn't tell him quite yet"

I giggled then The idea that Angus ht be afraid of anyone was absurd

"Well, we have a feeeks to get used to the idea," he said, still s "I hope you don't mind, but I asked Julia to put you in my room when you first arrived If you're OK with it, I'd like to htfully I looked at the beautifulhed out loud at the idea ofhim down "Yes, please"

Mark

I have to say, I liked Russia It was big and cold and a long way froular ry I had been as Anne's prisoner I guess the internal agitation that had seized hout that little episode had blotted pretty itation and tons of food, and I wasit count