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“He was always scrapping, even as a boy he would wrestle both Sebastian and I down to the ground, fists flying It drove our nannies nificantly different; very unhappy and farside to him now, and more of a seasoned warrior” Dohtful silence

“Unfortunately, he returned to Leicestershire when Dominic summoned everyone to help locatethe final shoith his uncle that almost resulted in Isobel’s deed into a skirmish and well, in short, uncle’s friend killed himself Edward also witnessed the trau Isobel injured Then there’s Sebastian”

“There’s ht her year had been traumatic “Heavens above!” She murmured softly as Dominic nodded slowly

Briefly Do the mixture of horror and shock on Eliza’s face with amusement

“So you see, neither Sebastian nor I had a particularly easy time on our way to the altar Edward saw the fear and concern in both of us and, well, given what he may have witnessed abroad, he is naturally wary He is deterbut trouble”

“You can’t bla of her own current problems “A quiet life in the country sounds perfect to me”

“Amen” Peter replied “I don’t know about you two but I have had enough of riding to last me a lifetime”

Both Doreement

“Edward’s aversion to e cannot purely be because of you and Sebastian” Eliza added after several miles of silence

“It isn’t Both Sebastian and I are very happily e has coht be an aversion to a wife, or whether he has seen what happened to Sebastian and h the same, I cannot be certain As I have said, he won’t talk about what happened to him in France”

“There is one thing for certain” Peter broke the thoughtful silence that had fallen over them “He will be back”

“I don’t knohy” Eliza argued, “He couldn’t wait to get away, and there is really no reason for hiation he had to you”

Peter merely smiled in reply

“I know so hard “Unless I aht behind us”

The fast galloping of the horses gave no further opportunity for conversation Despite their speed, Eliza was thoughtful as they raced towards Padstow