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Another servant, this tion and visit Sherborne with instructions to pack a few pelisses with Miss Sherborne’s clothing, slippers, boots, whatever young women wear and return with them as soon as she could

She smiled to herself He was a hero in so et it done

Yet another uest rooms for Miss Sherborne and after he watched her rush off, he turned to Mandy, rubbing his hands together with satisfaction and his handsoht with pleasure

“Now, amine, off to your room,” he said jovially

“What? What do you mean, off to my room?” her hands went to her hips She reive him the benefit of the doubt

“It is reasonable, is it not, that you ht you ht like to rest for a time,” he said

He had said this casually, far too casually for her liking So was toward!

“You are trying to get rid of me Why?”

He came close and took her shoulders, “Believe ered her lips and his lashes shaded his eyes ahed and dropped his hold on her, “However, I must speak with Skip He needs to be told what you saw I don’t like that we know of his assignation with a wo it from him”

“Then I should be here as hen you tell him After all…I am the one who came across him”

“No, I don’t think he will be comfortable with that You are a female…after all”

“That is most odious of you to say like that,” she snapped

“Ah, how much better I feel now,” he bantered “We are back to our former standards of communication”

She pouted and turned in a huff, but his voice brought her head around, “Mandy,” he said softly, so softly that she felt caressed

“Yes, Your Grace,” she returned forht with mischief