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"Perhaps you will have one of your own"
"I doubt it" Caroline had always hoped to o to the grave a bachelor, it seemed she would remain unwed as well
"Don't be silly You can't possibly knohat the future holds for you"
"Why not?" she countered "You seearded her for athat looked suspiciously like regret, and he said, "I do rather enjoy my nieces"
"Then ere you so upset about the new one?"
"Why should you think that?"
She scoffed "Oh, please, Blake It's quite obvious"
"I am not in the least displeased with my new niece I'm sure I shall adore her" He cleared his throat and smiled wryly "I just wish she had been a boy"
"Mostnext in line for a viscountcy"
"I am not most men"
"Yes, that arded her intently "What is that supposed to ed
"Caroline…" he warned
"It's quite obvious that you adore children, and yet you're determined not to have any of your own That particular line of reasoning shows even less logic than usually deinning to sound like my sister"
"I shall take that as a compliment I quite like your sister"
"So do I, but that doesn't mean I always do what she says"
"I' about?"
"Babies," Caroline bluntly replied
Penelope started, then her eyes filled with unconcealed glee "Really? How intriguing!"
"Penelope," Blake drawled, "as it you wanted to show Caroline?"
"Oh, that," she said distractedly "Couldn't find it I shall have to look later and invite Caroline to return tomorrow"
Blake wanted to protest, but he knew that tea with Caroline was the only way he was going to get a decent meal
Caroline smiled and turned to Penelope "Have your brother and his wife na about their baby," Penelope said, sounding iana Elizabeth"
"All those nairls have even more names--the oldest is called Sophie Charlotte Sybilla Aurelia Nathanaele--but David and Sarah are quite running out"