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Gregory shrugged, reaching for a piece of shortbread “It’s probably e can’t seeet her married off”

“Gregory!” This caerton had excused herself and followed one of the footmen into the hall

“It’s a coory protested “Haven’t you waited your entire life for ree that you’re smarter than any of the poor fools who have attempted to court you?”

“You ht find it difficult to believe,” Hyacinth shot back, “but I haven’t been going to bed each night thinking tothat passes for a compliment in his twisted mind”

Gareth choked on his tea

Gregory turned to Gareth “Do you see why I call her diabolical?”

“I refuse to comment,” Gareth said

“Look who is here!” caht Ten more seconds, and Hyacinth would have quite cheerfully murdered her brother

Gareth turned to the doorway and ierton stood one of Hyacinth’s older sisters, the one who had ht that was the one They all looked vexingly alike, and he couldn’t be sure

“Daphne!” Hyacinth said “Come sit by me”

“There’s no roo in confusion

“There will be,” Hyacinth said with cheerful venoets up”

Gregoryhis seat to his older sister

“Children,” Lady Bridgerton said with a sigh as she retook her seat “I alad I had them”

But no one could ever haveother than love Gareth found himself rather charmed Hyacinth’s brother was a bit of a pest, or at least he hen Hyacinth was in the vicinity, and the few tiertons in the same conversation, they had talked all over each other and rarely resisted the impulse to trade sly jibes