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“He … he did” She sed deeply again “He took his pleasure fro others”

Tristan ju in his ears “Please tell me he didn’t make you perform—” Good God, he could not say the words

“Heavens, no!” She waved her hands frantically in front of her “I would rather die than suffer the hu I was his wife only served to exasperate his problem”

So Lord Fernall enjoyed watching his guests partake in amorous liaisons Tristan wondered if his friends were aware of his depraved habit Had one of the him down the stairs?

Tristan took to walking about the room as it helped hiruntled guest,” he said revealing his suspicions

“To e, the people who came here were all of a like mind”

Good Lord He glanced around the rooentleust, raked both hands through his hair in a bid to erase the vision

“So why have bookcases up here?” Tristan said in atone “There is a perfectly decent library downstairs and by the sound of it no one had the slightest interest in reading once—” Tristan stopped abruptly He folded his ar the oak shelves

Isabella came to stand at his side “What is it?” She placed her hand on his forearh the fabric of his coat, he found the sensation soothing “Your eyes are so wide you look as though you truly have seen a ghost”

“It never occurred tothe size and shape of the case “But there are identical bookcases in both rooms at the end of this hall”

“What is so strange about that?” she said

“I don’t know of anyone who keeps this amount of books in their bedchamber”

“Perhaps you have always been too preoccupied to notice” Her playful tone held no hint of spite or jealousy

Isabella followed him as he moved to examine the books The case consisted of five shelves, all containing books of a si directly in front of it, there was nothing unusual He turned and glanced at the bed, turned back to observe the row of books at eye level

“Help me remove all the books on this row” If his suspicion proved correct, they would only need to move the middle section “Start with the ones in the centre”