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‘Thisthis is marvellous!’

‘I didn’t have room for the them on display A fine compromise, don’t you think, Lady Edward?’

‘A brilliant compromise Oh, look at this one of the Parthenon’

‘Ah, if you like that, then you will appreciate the one of Meteora by the same artist’

Saot her discomfort as Mr Soane shared his treasures with her When he was called away by another guest she re one of her sketches, perhaps of the Citadel of Cairo or the te these walls

‘It is spectacular, isn’t it?’

Sa woown, her unfashionably short hair dressed even more simply than Saerton, are you not?’

Sae had come with her after all

‘Yes I’e of me, Miss?’

‘Miss Osbourne’

Sae’s ability to keep his face an utter blank She could feel her features vainly struggle not to reflect anything of what she was feeling It was hopeless The woave a little nod that Sae’s plans to extract information from her about Rafe

‘Are you here because of me?’

‘I beg your pardon?’

She sighed ‘I knew the moment I saw Lord Edward that he must be closely related to Mr Grey He did mention a brother and if that is the nature of their relation I conclude he did not see fit to share his true name with me But that is hardly the point If you are here by coincidence, I apologise, but if you are here onI do not need to be watched like a newborn lah already’