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“She laughed, and the sound pierced his heart.”
“She laughed, and the duke might actually have smiled, though one could never be certain.”
“She had a good, strong voice. She smiled with her voice, too. This, he thought, was the magic that had drawn him to her.”
“Her smile hollowed out his chest. Shed changed since last he saw her. She was brighter. More vibrant. Happiness suited her.”
“Her smile hollowed out his chest. She’d changed since last he saw her. She was brighter. More vibrant. Happiness suited her.”
“He remounted. I will ride with you. With some effort, he gentled his voice. If that would be agreeable to you. How kind of you. Thank you.”
“Oxthorpe stood. He could do nothing else. Her hands stilled, and her smile faded away. She stood and dropped into a curtsy. What did one say in such situations, when one knew a lady disapproved? Mi...”
“He did not want to go to his grave knowing he had risked nothing for the woman he wanted. He wasnt an ass, though. Or if he was, he did not wish to give her incontrovertible evidence of the fact. W...”
“He nodded. A curt movement of his head, and she was, for no reason at all, convinced that the man before her was not in dislike of her but simply a man who did not have words come easily to him bec...”
“She looked over her shoulder at him, as ever, not in the least affected by him or his consequence. Not one whit. She was a lady, yes, but she would never believe herself the sort of woman who might...”
“There is a view, he said. You will admire it. A command. All wrong. He meant for her to hear that he wanted her to see the view, but no. By habit, he demanded that she accompany him. I should like ...”
“She cocked her head. The ribbon tied beneath her chin glinted dully in the light. Have I said something wrong?No."I have. She stepped closer. You are the most inscrutable man I have ever met. He la...”
“Miss Edith Clay brightened the room with her presence. Just from walking through the door, shed made the room a happier place. This was true despite his having spent the last several months assurin...”
“Her gaze collided with the dukes. His eyes were a clear, pale green. Why was he staring so intently when there was hardly another woman less interesting than she?”
“You are walking to Hope Springs? Yes, Your Grace. In this weather? She glanced around and gave him a smile. I havent any other weather to walk in.”
“Hed seen that absent look from her dozens of times in London. She thought herself invisible, and was not. Not to him. This was the second time hed mentioned marriage to her. The second time she hea...”
“If he spoke, there was no possible outcome but another disastrous exchange of words at cross-purposes. The chances of him finding both the right words and the right inflection were, in his experien...”
“Dread that she would meet some other man and see in him all the joy of life that he lacked. I will see you home. The words came out all wrong, with gruff emphasis on the word will. One look at her,...”
“She bent her head over the flowers. He knew she was not beautiful. He knew she did not see herself as the object of a mans lust. He knew if he told her he found her desirable, shed not understand h...”
“He fell quiet, but she understood this was his way. He was not a talkative man. Once, shed imagined him sitting alone in his house, a monster ready to devour anyone who came near. What she imagined...”
