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“That’s ridiculous” Lord, now she wished she had slaht “It is nothing more than a statement intended to play to your weakness”

“A statement that is accurate to a fault”

He ed his hands into the cold water The id It was as if an arht fresh reinforcements

“Our passions stemmed from more than a physical need,” she said, for she could sense his retreat, knew he planned to position hihteous fortress “Love cannot be measured by a set of standards”

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nbsp; “You need to get dressed” He cupped his hands and splashed water over his face “We will discuss the nature of our relationship this evening That’s if I a John Layton and Phillip Wincote”

Every firm muscle in his back bore the evidence of his barely contained rage

“Do not sink to their level The book is a means to draw you out of this roo into the Brethren’s affairs

“I intend to have the ht”

“If youwith you” She braced herself for an arguh

He turned to her, his face twisted in anguish “Then return to your rooentleman’s satchel While these ht”

Chapter Seventeen

The aty, made worse by the fact Lawrence sat opposite her with his copy of Vathek on one knee and her cousin’s open on the other

“The handwriting is identical” Eyes as cold as the h I’ht to devise such a plan To find the relevant passages, he must know this book by heart”

“Maybe that’s the job of his accoine they find the ga” It was their conceit and lack of conscience that made the men formidable opponents