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And she knew
Even though she called out his naone Her Jack was dead
She didn’t kno long she sobbed over his lifeless for to do She put the diary under his body, and said, “Keep this for et justice for ye, I am”
She stood, her sorrow, her own
She would grieve for him and the plans they had made all her life She put her hand to her eyes, but her deter It was all she had left
She would need help, but she didn’t knohere the Sherborne tere hiding, and as she only knew of one et the justice for both her Jack and Lord Sherborne, it was to hio
Chapter Nineteen
/>MANDY WAS IN the reen lets, hoping to enchant the duke into allowing her to ride out and look for Ned
Enchanted he said he was as he had bent over her hand, but apparently not enough to allow her to ride out for any reason at all
She nibbled at shortcake biscuits and drank her tea and was as bored as ever she had been when alone at the Abbey
Mr Fowler had arrived at the Manor and had taken both the viscount and the duke off with hio She had no idea when they would be back or where they were going and it was infuriating in the extreo off for a jaunt Why not?
The sound of a heavy thudding at the front door down the hall brought her head out of her s and she stood up curiously to listen She waited and her ears pricked up like a kitten’s
Sticwell’s tone, though not precisely his words, could be heard, and it see someone? She stepped into the hall to see who it was he was sending away and saw hiloved hand dis woman, the viscount is not in and even if he were, you don’t really think I would ad like that…” his hand indicated her dirty and torn gown, “into his presence?”
“Please,” Elly begged “It is of vital importance, it is If ye don’t allow me in, I will sit on yer steps and wait I will, but I won’t leave…please, I have walked et here”
“My God!” Mandy thundered as she went forward, ar her face “Stand aside, Sticwell” She took Elly into an eirl” Mandy turned to the butler and said, “Please have a tray of refreshht into the parlor for Miss Bonner”