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“What about Mr Gilligan?” Miss Lovell said,to follow the man with soup for brains “We must help Lord Greystone apprehend him”

“Let hi behind her Presently, he had so more important on his mind And he needed no one’s help to deal with the steward “He won’t get far”

Miles trailed behind her as they moved out of the shadows Gripped by an odd sense of loss, he reached for Miss Lovell’s hand, his fingers locking around her wrist as he brought her to an abrupt halt She stood so close his coat brushed against the back of her gown

“Meetat ten,” he said boldly, his mouth but an inch froes, someone the people trust and respect”

She shivered visibly as his words breezed past her ear but remained silent for a s of her mind as she contemplated the request

“Must it be tomorrow?” She did not turn to look at hirasp

“If you wish for the work to begin immediately, then yes I’m to leave for London in a few days” The distance would help rid him of this mild infatuation An infatuation that had seized hi at far too rapid a rate

“I cannot come alone,” she whispered

“Then bring a er of being ravished by a devil” There was a hint of desperation in his hushed tone, but then he wanted this matter dealt with quickly, so he could focus on the real reason for his return

“Very well,” she breathed “We shall in our tour from there”

She spoke of the monolithic stones that bordered both properties At soed to the Greystone Estate Now, the boundary ran straight through the middle

“Agreed I shall wait

for you at the stones at ten o’clock” With some reluctance, Miles released her hand She inhaled deeply and then hurried to catch up with her brother “Oh, and Miss Lovell,” Miles called after her

She stopped and glanced back over her shoulder “Yes?”

“Don’t be late”