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“I suppose a haunted house provides the perfect opportunity to pilfer, for one can then blahost”

She chuckled But a few days ago, she would have trembled in fear at the merepossessions But I care that Mr Blackwood has taken ed to my mother” And she cared that Mr Blackwood had played her for a fool A sudden thought entered her head, and she gasped “Do you think Mr Blackwood stole froe?”

A debauched party would provide a perfect opportunity to steal frouests too inebriated to remember where they had put their snuff box

“It is possible”

She atte “But you are not convinced that is the case?”

“I did not say that It is just impossible to prove”

It was easy to prove if they found Mr Blackwood in possession of stolen goods

“I do knohere we ue “Mr Blackwood has taken lodgings on Gerrard Street, above the drapers”

Tristan leant forward “Are you suggesting we pay the gentlelint in his eye that forced her to question the sense of such a plan “I must say I am rather impatient to hear him try to defend his actions”

It was perhaps unwise to visit the home of a man who could have committed murder to protect his secret

“I aer” She kept her tone even so as not to reveal her fear There was every chance Tristan would insist on taking her ho off in search of Mr Blackwood

Tristan cleared his throat “Perhaps you should wait—”

“No”

He raised a brow “I’ll not put you at risk We do not know enough about the gentleman to make an informed decision”

Isabella raised her chin “We go together, or we do not go at all”