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He took her hand and led her onto the floor as she got her words and thoughts in order She had to speak without offending, without overstepping Could she? Facts needed to be presented to him in such a way as to make him see that his present course would end in heartache for himself as well as for Felicia Did he not see that? No, of course he didn’t’ He thought he was being honorable … How could he when he had already been dishonorable with Felicia? This alle at herself Felicia had confided about her night with the duke, which of course happened when neither kneho the other was

Finally, she said, “I have come to know you … and Felicia very well”

“Y-y-es?”

“Enough to understand that she knows her own mind … and heart”

“Yes?” he answered with a question, a frown descending over his handsome face

“I know her, really know her, and it is next to ioal once she has set it”

“Your point, my dear?”

She alhts in line and continued, “My point, well, she will choose her own husband when she is ready to do so, and she will never marry anyone she is not in love with, and as of this moment, she is in love and has made her choice”

“What are you saying?”

“Thick, you are so very thick, Your Grace How can such a knowing man can be so blind? She doesn’t want any of the puppies constantly showing up at Waverly She doesn’t want Reinhart She has had her pick for quite six weeks now and has made her choice”

He seeaze It appeared he orried and that her words had ht actually be in love with someone else He said, “Who is it? How is it I have not been told about him?”

“Oh my word! Can it be that you really don’t know?” Becky was, in fact, flabbergasted

“I am not sure that—”

“Stop it! Listen toto her! She knows her mind She is not infatuated but in love, and your present course will ruin two people with one fell swoop!”