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“You need to hold it aloft like a screen,” she said with amusement “So I can undress”

“Of course How foolish of me”

It suddenly became difficult to breathe past the lu of his heart as she fumbled about behind the es and wrapped it around her body, Miles breathed a relieved sigh

Leaving her to dry her body, he ruh the armoire and found a shirt “It has been stuffed in a trunk for weeks Due to the dire circu my clothes laundered”

She turned to face hi out of her shroud, her damp locks draped over one shoulder “Have you had any luck hiring servants?”

“Not locally No one wants to work for a devil My butler and housekeeper went to work for my brother” Indeed, Miles had told Mr Cardon not to approach theain, start aneith servants who knew nothing of hiswith a handful of maids and two footmen, but it will be another week before they arrive”

Miss Lovell bit down on her bottom lip “So you have plans to remain in Cuckfield?”

He’d planned to purchase a residence in London, to hound his brothers day and night, to make life so difficult they would have no choice but to flee But now that didn’t seem as important

“Potentially”

His vague ansas met by a raised brow of inquiry “Then you are still undecided” It was more a statement than a question, and so he chose not to answer

As she readjusted the coverlet, he glimpsed her bare shoulder, the skin as white and as delicate as porcelain

“And what of you?” he asked, wishing she wore a chastity belt or soue-coht?” It was a ridiculous question considering the fact she had no clothes

“No I don’t think I can” She shivered again “Would you ot dressed?”

“Not at all” He welcomed it—dreaded it at the same time

Miles handed her the shirt and held the coverlet up again to protect her reet him