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‘Did you lock the door?’

‘Bolted it’

‘Good, wouldn’t want the ghost of a regency rake surprising you in the ht’

Daisy wandered over to the kettle and filled it Such a nor step at the sahosts, not rakish-type ones anyway Coffee?’

‘All set, thanks’ He nodded at the largeat his elbow The scene was very domestic in a formal, polite kind of way

Daisy sniffed the several herbal teas she had brought with her and pulled a face ‘Iup alcohol and I hate blue cheese anyway but waking up without a skinny latte is a cruel and unusual punishment’

‘We could get sos and bacon onto them

‘I think you’re ive liquorice a try’ Sheover to the table, eying up the heaped plate of food with reat, thanks’

‘I thought we istrar at ten and I booked you into the doctor’s here for eleven I hope that’s okay And then we’d better let the staff and volunteers know our news, begin to make some plans’

‘Fine’ A loud peal rang through the house causing a slight vibration, and Daisy ju back onto the plate ‘What on earth is that?’

Seb pushed his chair back and tried not to look too longingly at his uneaten breakfast It was a long way from the kitchen to the door, plenty of time for his breakfast to cool ‘Doorbell It’s a little dra it’s the only way to know if there’s a visitor—and it’s less obtrusive than a butler Cheaper too’

‘Is it the gorgon? If I get turned to stone I expect you to rescue me’

He tried not to let his mouth quirk at the apt nicknaold buried deep somewhere underneath Mrs Suffolk’s chilly exterior but it took a long time to find and appreciate it ‘The volunteers have a key for the back door—there’s only torking doors between the offices and the ht’