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Teeks had gone by since their harried experience with the swine that had tried to abduct them Their bruises were healed and their spirits intact Bean had been installed as her own private grooroo

Felicia found she adored hi in on him to see hoent on, but her real concern had been about Becky, having gone through this latest brutal handling

Becky, though, had surprised her and bounced right back fro to put it all behind her Felicia suspected that Scott had so to do with Becky’s wonderful spirits

At theover Daphne’s atte Al

Felicia had never been one for pomp and ceremony, and she simply did not understand what all the fuss was about Becky was of a like littered with the tease as her dear Daffy, as she had coled to show them why they needed to think differently about Almack’s

Felicia squeezed Daffy’s hand and dispensed with her lecture by saying, “Stuff and nonsense”

“Ungrateful hed “Don’t worry, Lady Daphne, I shall keep her in tow”

“Yes, I depend on your good sense, my dear, to do just that,” her ladyship said with an affectionate sarded Felicia sternly “You do knohat all this fuss means, don’t you?”

“Yes We are about to walk into a club with high sticklers’ notions and may not waltz until the Jersey herself sanctions it”

“Or the princess,” her ladyship stuck in

“Indeed, or the princess We shall be haulations, and this is certainly not h “I so dislike rules and regulations”

“You shall not allow anyone to hear you say such things tonight, though” Lady Daphne frowned

Felicia laughed “No, I shall not Ito ood and kind and have been a wonderful and patient teacher”

Daffy hugged Felicia briefly and sniffed “There … we must not muss one another, for my hairdresser would have a fit”

“And so she should” Becky laughed “She spent hours on us, and thank you for having her arrange my hair”