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"Funny," he said, "I never think of you as loving Belinda"

"Of course I love her She's my sister, isn't she?" I said

He nodded and gazed at the sea, too

"Nelson called He wanted to knoas going" "Generous of him," I said

"He really is filled with remorse, Olivia"

"You're breaking hed

"Nelson calls you the Iron Lady of the Cape now"

"I'm not interested in what he calls me," I said Samuel smiled at me "I'm not"

"Okay," he said "I'et ready for dinner"

"I'll be in soon," I said

"That HailleI swear she's s to be a charmer," he remarked

"I have no doubt," I said

He went into the house and the breeze beca and laughing In the days and years to coht, the three of the up as one family

"I'ht if Daddy were here, he would agree Even Mother would agree, although she wouldn't want to talk about it

Soht, Nelson would realize all that I had done for hiht even come to love me for who I was and not resent me I felt confident of that