I swear on St. Francis, the patron saint of all animals.โ Seeing Poppyโs hesitation, Beatrix added enthusiastically, โIf a band of pirates kidnapped me and took me to their ship and threatened to make me walk the plank over a shiver of starving sharks unless I told them your secret, I still wouldnโt tell it. If I were tied by a villain and thrown before a herd of stampeding horses all shod in iron, and the only way to keep from being trampled was to tell the villain your secret, Iโ
Lisa KleypasMy peer would have to be dark-haired and handsome, a wonderful dancer... and he would never ask permission before he kissed me." -Lillian Bowman
Lisa KleypasSometimes people don't have to make you love them...you just do, and there's no help for it.
Lisa KleypasAfter a universal silence, Leo was the first to speak. โDid anyone else noticeโโ โYes,โ Catherine said. โWhat do you make of it?โ โI havenโt decided yet.โ Leo frowned and took a sip of port. โHeโs not someone I would pair Bea with.โ โWhom would you pair her with?โ โHanged if I know,โ Leo said. โSomeone with similar interests. The local veterinarian, perhaps?โ โHeโs eighty-three years old and deaf,โ Catherine said. โThey would never argue,โ Leo pointed out.
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