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"You," Blake snapped, pointing at his sister "Be quiet And you--" He turned his furious visage toward the ent discourse escaped him, so he just blurted out, "You be quiet, too"

"Well said" Ja quite capable of ed "I think that Caroline will make a lovely marchioness"

"Indeed she would," James replied "And it would be a rather convenient match I do need to marry at some point, and it appears that Caroline needs to marry quite soon"

"There is no reason for her toas my sister keeps her mouth shut"

"Penelope is certainly discreet," Ja to find irritatingly jovial, "but that cannot be a guarantee that no one will find out about our peculiar living arrangeht not be a member of the ton, but that does not h the mud"

Blake jumped to his feet and roared, "Don't you dare accuseI have done--"

"The problem," Penelope s"

"I refuse to sit here and--"

"You're standing," Penelope pointed out

"Jaerously low voice, "if you don't restrain reat retful of which shall involve the painful death of my sister"

"Er…Penelope," James said, "I'd ht be serious"

"Bah!" was Penelope's response "He's just out of sorts because he knows I' in Blake's jaw and he didn't even bother to look at James when he said, "You don't have a sister, do you, Riverdale?"

"No"

"Consider yourself blessed" Then he turned on his heel and stalked away

Jah which Blake had just exited until Penelope finally blinked a few times, turned to James and said, "I don't think he's very pleased with us just now"

"No"

"Were you serious?"

"AboutCaroline?"

Penelope nodded

"I would hardly make a stateh"

"But you don't want to