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Her eyes narrowed dangerously "You're enjoying this, aren't you?"

"Only a touch, I assure you"

"Did Penelope ask afteryou to pay a call tomorrow afternoon" He reached into his pocket, pulled out a save it to her

"Well, that is certainly a boon," Caroline grumbled

"I shouldn't complain, were I you At least itroom"

Caroline stared at him, really annoyed by his smile She stood and planted her hands on her hips

"My,militant this afternoon, aren't we?"

"Don't condescend to me"

"But it's so much fun"

She hurled a chamber pot at him "You can use this in your own roohed despite hiainst the wall "Well, I suppose one can take some comfort in the fact that it wasn't full"

"If it had been full," she hissed, "I would have aimed at your head"

"Caroline, this situation isn't my fault"

"I know, but you don't have to be so bloody jolly about it"

"Now, you're being just a bit unreasonable"

"I don't care" She whipped a bar of soap at hiht to be unreasonable"

"Oh?" He ducked as his shaving kit sailed through the air

She glowered at him "For your information, in the past week, I have been, oh let's see, nearly raped, kidnapped, tied to a bedpost, forced to cough ness--"

"That was your own fault"

"Not to mention the fact that I e into uardian--"

"Don't forget your sprained ankle," he supplied

"Ooooohhhh! I could kill you!" Another bar of soap flew by his head, grazing his ear

"Mada"

"And now!" she fairly yelled "And now, as if all of that weren't undignified enough, I am forced to live for a week in a bloody bathroom!"

Put that way, Blake pondered, it was dahter He wasn't successful

"Stop laughing at me!" she wailed

"Blake?"