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“Zounds,” he told the e here alone”

What he needed was a shot of exercise and fresh air—that was the ticket, he told hih he still felt just a bit off, he shrugged on the new cloak that Ashton had supplied hiot it over his shoulders He alley, where he stood for a , he thought Air … probably only need fresh air, he told hione off to He smiled to hi a ride on Whiley

Aye, then, a ould do hiood

As he stepped outside and took in a long drink of fresh air, he felt suddenly worse Dizziness hit him like a punch to the head, and all at once he knew he needed to hold onto so to continue to stand He reached out to hold the side of the building and said under his breath, “What the deuce Well, that’s what I get for staying indoors too long”

Determined, he took a few hard strides forward and realized he felt a bit hotter than he should The day was cool, very cool

What rong with him?

A few more steps, and he saw trees and courtyard table and chairs all begin to spin before his foggy eyes

Rebecca handed her gray gelding to the stableboy andforward to finding her friend, Felicia, again and having a good long chat, but besides that she also wanted to see how Mr Scott went on Her black eye was already yellowing, but she had h her father had tsk-tsked at her and said it wasn’t necessary At least her hair was looking , and she found she cared very much how she would appear … to Scott Hanover

It never occurred to her that she would not find Felicia within as she made her way down the hall A maid stepped out of Felicia’s room, put a hand to her heart, and said, “Lor … Bless ye, Miss Wilson, but ye look a sight better than ye did after yer ordeal It’s that glad I a so well and so pretty in yer blue silks”

Becky thanked her sweetly, and the older woman bobbed her head and hurried off with a basket of linens, saying over her shoulder as she h-spirited that one, lovely, lovely young woman always has a moment to chat and smile” She eyed her then and added, “But Mr Scott is about soo”

Becky hurriedly went back downstairs, holding up her riding skirt as she went, stopped at the botto certain her tawny hair was in place and her blue crown hat with the pretty lace ribbon sat jauntily on those curls She took in a long breath of air and with a smile on her face stepped into the courtyard

Becky found Scott tottering and looking as though he were about to collapse right before her eyes She ran to hi out his name, “Scott!”

He sled to hold hih he was not heavy, he certainly was a handful for even her tall frael in blue … Miss Wilson”

His voice was scarcely audible, his color white, and his body, she thought, warm … too warm, and she suspected he was feverish