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Sylvia stopped cold, momentarily affronted “I’m serious, Chloe! If you don’t help me out I…I don’t knohat I’ll do”

She’d dragged a huge suitcase all the way up the flights of stairs—no wonder she’d been o and what do you need e suitcase that would suit most people on a teek trip would keep Sylvia decently clothed for three or four days Three or four days with the flat to herself and no one to pick up after She could open the s and let the air blow in and no one would complain about the cold She was prepared to be helpful

“I’ anywhere You are”

Chloe blinked again “The suitcase?”

“I packed for you Your clothes are awful and you know it—I put in everything I thought looked good on you Except my fur coat, but you can’t expect me to part with that,” she added, momentarily practical

“I don’t expect you to part with anything And I can’t go anywhere What would the Laurents say?”

“Leave the her over “At least you’re decently dressed for a change, though I’d lose the scarf if I were you You’ll e to fit in just fine”

A deep foreboding filled Chloe “Fit in where? Just take a deep breath and tell me what you need and I’ll see whether I can help you”

“You have to,” Sylvia said flatly “I told you, it’s a…”

“Matter of life and death,” Chloe filled in “What do you want me to do?”

So so onerous Spend a few days at a beautiful estate in the country, translating for a group of i waited on by an ars and the only drawback is having to deal with boring businesset to dress for dinner and make tons of money and flirt with anyone who takes your fancy You should be thanking olden opportunity”

Typical of Sylvia to turn things around in her own olden opportunity?”

“Because I promised Henry I’d spend the weekend with him at the Raphael”

“Henry?”

“Henry Blythe Merriman One of the heirs to Merriood in bed and he adores me”

“How old is he?”

“Sixty-seven,” Sylvia said, not the slightest bit sheepish

“And is he married?”

“Of course not! I have some standards”

“As long as they’re rich, single and breathing,” Chloe said “And just ould I be going?”