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She shook her head “I don’t know”

“What do you mean, you don’t—”

“I don’t know,” she snapped, hating that she had to ad I’m not even certain this is Italian Do you know if she spoke another language?”

“I have no idea”

Hyacinth claed by the turn of events She hadn’t necessarily thought they would find the jewels that evening, but it had never occurred to her that the next clue ht into a brick wall

“May I see?” Gareth asked

She handed hi as he shook his head “I don’t knohat that is, but it’s not Italian”

“Nor anything related to it,” Hyacinth said

Gareth swore under his breath, so that Hyacinth was fairly certain she was not meant to hear

“With your per since learned was required when dealing with a truculent male, “I could show it to my brother Colin He has traveled quite extensively, and he e, even if he lacks the ability to translate it”

Gareth appeared to hesitate, so she added, “We can trust him I promise you”

He gave her a nod “We’d best leave There’s nothing ht, anyway”

There was little cleaning up to be done; they had put the books back on the shelves almost as soon as they’d reainst the wall, and Gareth did the same with a chair The drapes had reht to see by, anyway

“Are you ready?” he asked

She grabbed Miss Davenport and the Dark Marquis “Are you certain no one will miss this?”