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Scott offered, “I daresay he went out for a night of joviality with his friends”

Becky glared at hihed and said sadly, “Of course I a me all the time”

Freddy looked at her at this and said, “Well, as to that, saw him when I was onand looked as though he was already foxed So at him, if you ask me”

“Dash it, Freddy!” Daffy objected “You shouldn’t be telling us that now”

Freddy looked a bit taken aback “By Jove, love, you are in the right of it Forgot ”

Everyone laughed, and Felicia attempted to as well, but found she couldn’t as she pushed away from the table and excused herself

Becky got up as well and said, “Coame of cards”

Felicia ave it up at length and said she was very tired and was headed for her bed

Her ladyship and Freddy met her in the central hall as they were on their way out to visit friends, and Daffy took her arm and stopped her “Felicia, I don’t knohat that devil of a brother of ht thes … without understanding just hoill be taken”

Felicia eyed the duke’s sister and nodded but could not respond any further Trying desperately to maintain her composure, she turned, took the stairs, and headed for her room

In bed, she tossed, turned, and finally fell asleep, but no sooner had she when she was sharply awakened by the sound of so just outside her room

She got up and ran to open her door to find the duke, one shoe on and the other held in his hand as he leaned into the wall He smiled absurdly at her and said, “Hallo,here?”

“What a here?” she returned in shocked accents

“My house …?” He frowned “Should be here”

“No, it isn’t This is Waverly”