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When she becae, he had planned to take residence in London for the season and introduce her to the beau monde, but his illness prevented this, and so it was Kitty had never had a London season

Nanny had clucked her tongue and said, more often than not, that it was a sha lady, was buried in the country

“But I can ride to hounds as well as any man and I can—”

“Never mind” Nanny had cut her off “I wanted ”

“I know, Nanny, and I love you, but … I am happy,” she’d said, but at that moment in time she hadn’t been sure she was coht like to go to London and see what she could see, share a season while her dear friend, Henrietta, was being brought out Fate, however, had other plans for her

Now, all she wanted was for tiain in her life

She sat up and looked at the sun, attee the tiot to her feet and brushed off the leaves and twigs clinging to her high boots and breeches

With a quiet lament she remounted and rode the distance to the stables, where she found Nanny with her arue

“Look at you A veritable hoyden, and at your age You are twenty years old, o about in breeches and dirt”

“Uncle did nothair out of her face

Nanny took a clump of her hair in her hands and said, “Look at this Most young ladies would simply die to have these yellow locks, this silky, thick hair, and you allow it to becoled mess around your head”

Kitty laughed “I will brush it when I go in and wash, Nanny”

“Your Uncle Edwin didn’t want this for you … he wanted—”

Kitty’s brows rose and she interrupted “Whatever do you mean?”

“Kitty, dear, he knew he didn’t have long, and it dawned on hi by you because of his illness He beganthose arrangements”