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“We shall have ti to do with it, there shall be no further secrets between us There is lanced at Sebastian to include him in that statement “But for now, I think we could do with a brief respite With your peret settled I do believe you may have a death mask for me to look at” With that, he quietly left the room
“I apologise for crying all over you,” A embrace
“I’ used to it,” Sebastian teased somewhat ruefully, as he eyed the damp patch on his jacket “Talk to me, Amelia”
“There is a lot to think about,” Amelia replied with a frown “There is a lot I hadn’t considered, and need to understand”
“You are not angry with me?” Sebastian didn’t like the sudden distance he could feel between them As he had feared, she wasfrom him
“No,” Aentle shake of her head “I should be, but right now I ae, and everything It was all a sham I don’t knohere to start”
“Why don’t you just take a day at a tis happen Spend a bit more time with your father I am sure there is much more he has to tell you There are three years of lost time to make up”
Sensing her lingering disquiet, he changed the subject “Peter has just returned with news from Derby Gaol Not only about the death mask, but also about Jemima”
Sebastian settled back in the seat with a sigh He was tired fro amiably with her He wanted to ask if Sir Hubert had left her a reference, but given her raw grief at the mere mention of his name, decided to wait for now
“Jemima?” Amelia’s curiosity was piqued
“I don’t believe you know about Jemima,” Sebastian replied ruefully “That’s Peter’s scandal,” he added, with a full blown smile that made Amelia’s knees tremble
“More scandals?” she murmured weakly, with a shake of her head
“Come on, let’s join the others We will see if we can combine e have all learnt about Ballantyne and Haorth” He held out his hand, pleased when she hesitantly took it and allowed hiuide her to the library
Amelia wondered just what the future held in store for all of theh to deal with the changes that appeared to be upon them
CHAPTER TEN