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The expectant glint in his eye warned her not to over­react 'To letrepaired'

‘I knew you'd see it my way' If this hawk had had feathers he would have preened s is'

‘I'll find out for myself, thank you' Pointedly Elizabeth walked over to the connecting door and waited for him to leave 'Does this have a key?'

He looked regretful as he delighted in telling her, 'Un­fortunately no Do you sleep-walk?'

'Fortunately no However, I do know judo,' she lied

‘I’m surprised you didn’t try it out onslowly over to her

‘I didn’t want to hurt you'

'But you did anyway, judo or not'

Her eyes fell auto her to ask, ‘Is it still hurting you?'

'You made me a little stiff for a while, but it passed'

Elizabeth's eyes jerked up to his face as she blushed uncontrollably, furious with herself when his eyes regis­tered puzzlehter

‘I didn’t h honesty forcesslipped between the cracks in her coht that of the two of us I was supposed to be the lascivious rake, but you,boy!'

Elizabethforce Ma belle indeed! He needn’t think flattering her with false co to blind her to the fact that he was virtually holding her prisoner Not that she wanted to escape just yet!

And as for fu about his kiss yesterday, or the way he had touched her He had see a wo to her wanton over-reaction to him Perhaps he was the one who needed the key to protect himself from unwanted advances!

Perhaps Elizabeth was beginning to hate the word as much as Jack did!