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“Indeed,” she said, the hu to her voice

“Well, I don’t kno you would know anything about ‘my kind’ You don’t know very many men besides me”

“Oh, is that so? Well, you are very wrong indeed My friends and I were acquainted with any number of so-called e of your kind,” she said and laughed at his expression “And here at home, Scott, well, my latest flirt has been Daniel Waters, who you often refer to as a top sawyer!”

Scott seemed struck dumb with this information He opened his mouth but was apparently unable to speak Finally he exclai me … you have a tendre for Danny?”

She laughed “No, I aender And Danny had a tendre for me”

“Never say so!” Scott seemed astonished “Damn his soul I warned Danny to stay away froue ever when it comes to the ladies Told him he had no business near you Why, I should head back and land him a facer Tell you e are done in London, mean to do just that”

She giggled, for he seemed stuck on this point “Well, he says that you are rather accomplished with the ladies,” she teased with a smirk of sorts

“He said that?” Scott appeared to be torn between being annoyed and flattered “Well, that is neither here nor there, for I don’t go around breaking their hearts He does”

She said, “Well, he is a rogue, for after he kissed me, he did try to becoet him to stop”

Scott appeared at this juncture to suffer severe palpitations and finally uttered with disbelief, “He tried to force himself on you? I shall pound hiain”

She laughed “Oh, stop, Scott ’Twas the veriest nothing, and I told you, I gave hiood hard slap His cheek was absolutely red”

“I can’t believe he would … would …”

“Why, Scott, don’t you think me pretty?” she teased

“What has that to say to anything? I told hi his neck!”

“After or before you pound hiled