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There was only one trickyover to Rafaello and ently to him in Italian Rafaellodisain

Rafaello turned to Magda ‘Lucia has turned up Do not be alarmed She will have no opportunity to insult you’

But it see the female who had snatched her prospective husband from under her nose was not, after all, Lucia’s intention Instead she glided forward, wearing an excruciatingly figure-hugging gold tissue gown, and her dark eyes widened as she took in the unbelievable transformation of her cousin’s wife

‘A Sonia Grasci gown, no less, and diamonds, too! Quite a tribute’

Her voice was honeyed, but Magda stayed tense Lucia gave a light laugh

‘Oh, don’t look like that What’s done is done And I don’t hold grudges Besides, it isn’t me you have to win over, but Rafaello’s father He was set on hter-in-law’

There wasn’t anything Magda could say to this, and Rafaello sihtened lips, ‘My father should have known better than to try and play with my life, Lucia And now, if you will excuse me, we must circulate’

He whisked Magda away and promptly introduced her to yetexceptional about her—only that she had arrived so suddenly on the scene

Only one was bold enough to comment on it—and on Lucia’s disappointed expectations

Rafaello da a little more closely to him to make his point ‘—I was busy elsewhere’

The otherto London!’

Rafaello’s smile deepened ‘Who could bla the other lish bride was long standing

Magda’s breathlessness at being held so close to hi a word

As they circulated yet again, Rafaello, who did not relinquish his hold on her, with a continuing effect on Magda’s ability to speak coherently, paused and looked down at her

‘Enjoying yourself?’ he asked

She nodded dued to say, ‘Everyone is very nice’