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Unable to help ilt and leather book, the title indicating it was a French Alhteen hundreds Just in time, I snatched my hand back

"You can look at it" Tenn's aotten he was there

A flush of e ain "Not without gloves," I explained "I don't kno delicate it is So on a shelf, but I've learned not to trust collectors to take care of their things"

Tenn's laugh was harsh "My father wasn't into art or history unless it could give hi priceless and then shoved it here and forgotten about it"

I shookover the colued this rooine that sa careless with antiques But I'd still rather have gloves on before I touch any of the books"

Now that the spell had been broken, I are of Tenn once more He followed reedily absorbing one treasure after another Tenn said nothing, his eyes on me rather than the books and art When I came to a sudden halt, he buh my art-induced haze

Clearingto touch once e this piece, but it was so rare, so delicate, the stroke of ht

"Please, tell ht of the child bu

Tenn started to shrug, then stopped "I doubt it Why? Is it valuable?"

"May I?" I asked instead of answering,to touch

Chapter Ten

TENN

I was transfixed by the reverent expression on Scarlett's face I walked through this room all the time and couldn't remember the last time I'd really paid attention to the place I liked to read, though I found ood book on audio most often these days, but the Heartstone Library had never felt like my place As children, we'd been forbidden to enter, and by the tih, I'd lost interest