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“Cavanagh is your husband,” snapped Mr Trent, offering his usual brooding stare “The decision is his as to where you live Jermyn Street is a perfectly acceptable location”

“I couldn’t agree more” Cassandra forced a smile

An uncomfortable silence ensued

No doubt there were a host of things Mr Wycliff and Mr Trent wanted to say Indeed, she alht help to banish the tension in the air

“I know you all think I am a terrible person,” she said, unable to cope with the oppressive silence a e ood wife to Benedict”

It was Mrs Wycliff who reached out to her, who touched her gently on the arm and said, “None of us stand here as perfect exemplars of appropriate behaviour I have made some dreadful decisions, some painful rave concerns for his welfare”

“There is no need to worry on my account I’h his tone lacked conviction “Given time”

“Speaking of friends, I should thanktoday” And it would give her another chance to probe the Lord Craven’s ball “If you’ll e

xcuse h of relief, Cassandra took her leave

“Oh, I’m sorry I arrived late” Rosamund rushed to clasp Cassandra’s hands in a show of solidarity “It was so difficult to slip away” The beauty’s brown curls bobbed, and her green eyes begged for forgiveness “If my aunt kneas here, she’d have me transported to the country”

“For keeping company with a shameless harlot?” Cassandra joked, but her friend’s cheeks flaaze dropped to her boots “That is what they call me now?”

Rosa the rounds is vicious People are saying terrible things”

So, the coined

Nausea caain

“Pay it no heed, Cassandra” Sybil cast Rosa day Myopia is a disease cohout the ton, and I’m afraid there is no cure”