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He kneo of the men on the list Marcus Danbury was a friend of Dudley Spencer; the latter was as adept at discovering inforent To the best of his knowledge, Danbury lived in France and hadn’t set foot on English soil for years

“I’ve never met any of the men mentioned,” Daphne said

“Lord Gibson I know of, but not Captain Lewis” He handed the paper back to her “Danbury’s not our ue by all accounts but loyal and trustworthy”

“We should not rule hie”

“You have a valid point,” he agreed “But we’ll leave Danbury until last Toround”

Daphne sat forward “But I’ to Witham tomorrow”

“You’re still going to the wedding after what has just occurred?” Was the thought of travelling alone not terrifying? What if the stalker followed her to Elton Park? Dao too if he could not persuade her otherwise

“I must”

“What about ht she ht reconsider

“But you said it was just a graze”

“There’s too much to do here” Daniel crossed his arravate him some more

“Tiive us a new perspective on the case” Daphne smiled at him sweetly Oh, this lady was skilled in ht rejuvenate our spirits”

Two days and nights spent alone with her would leave hily hts to himself But what choice did he have?

“Are you certain I cannot persuade you to stay?” he said, clutching the last thread of hope

“I made a promise, Daniel But I understand if you want to remain here”