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Epilogue

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Other Books by Julia Quinn

Copyright

About the Publisher

Prologue

1815, ten years before our story begins in earnest…

There were four principles governing Gareth St Clair’s relationship with his father that he relied upon to eneral sanity

One: They did not converse unless absolutely necessary

Two: All absolutely necessary conversations were to be kept as brief as possible

Three: In the event that more than the simplest of salutations was to be spoken, it was always best to have a third party present

And finally, four: For the purpose of achieving points one, two, and three, Gareth was to conduct hiarner as many invitations as possible to spend school holidays with friends

In other words, not at home

In more precise words, away from his father