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"There is nothing irl"

"You can sing in Italian--"

She began to explain, but he held up his hand "Kate told me all about it"

He was like no butler she’d ever heard about And he knew she was thinking precisely that because he gave her a slow, naughty grin Philippa barely stopped her iven her a smile like that, not to Miss Philippa Damson, the future bride of the future baronet

Exceptshe wasn’t a future bride any a breath, she raised one eyebrow, in just the same manner as the innkeeper’s wife in Little Ha’penny--whoreed was no better than she should be "Kate?" she said, purring a little "What an odd way to refer to your mistress"

For a moment she feared she’d overdone it, but his sht down her back "Ah, but Kate’s not my mistress," he said "At least, not in theof the word"

She blinked, then frowned at hi like that!"

He threw back his head and laughed "A very young pigeon, aren’t you? A very, very young--"

"I’," she said hotly

"How old are you, Miss Dah for--for all s"

"Too old to debut," he said But she ise to him now

"I wouldn’t know," she said "After , of course"

"Ah, the fall," he said, sighing melodramatically "Ever since the first fall, it’s just been downhill all day"

"Are you talking about gle "Because I’ve always thought that poor Eve was "

"Why so?" he asked, leaning against the wall next to her It was scandalously casual A butler never--but never--leaned against the wall And yet, there he was

"Eve wasn’t responsible for the sinful entice her heart speed up even further "She merely offered the apple to her coenerosity"

"I don’t think that good manners are an acceptable excuse for all that trouble she caused," Mr Berwick observed

"It’s true that she probably should have avoided that particular tree," Philippa conceded "Still, no one ever seems to notice that Adam ate the apple as well It’s half his fault"

"I blame them both," Mr Berwick said "Just think, if they hadn’t been so foolish, we’d all be living in Paradise" He leaned a bit closer "Very warlish rain"

Philippa didn’t h that she could s else, like the wind on the moors "I like rain," she said, unable to co else