Did you know you could kill a person with a hatpin?" she said."I did not," he said. "Do you speak from experience? Have you murdered anybody? Not that I'd dream of criticizing.
Loretta ChaseJust listen,โ she said. โYou canโt kill him in cold blood.โ โWhyever not?โ Ye gods grant me patience. โBecause heโll be dead,โ she said as patiently as she could, โand Lady Claraโs reputation will be stained forever. Do not, I pray you, do anything, Lord Longmore. Leave this to us.โ โUs.โ โMy sisters and me.โ โWhat do you propose? Dressing him to death? Tying him up and making him listen to fashion descriptions?
Loretta ChaseI must be besotted,โ he said evenly. โI have the imbecilic idea that youโre the prettiest girl Iโve ever seen. Except for your coiffure,โ he added, with a disgusted glance at the coils and plumes and pearls. โThat is ghastly.โ She scowled. โYour romantic effusions leave me breathless.
Loretta ChaseBut I liked you from the moment I first heard your voice,โ he said, โwhen I had no idea what you looked like. I thought it delicious, the way you bargained for me, as though I were an old rug. Then I loved the way you looked at me. Then I loved the way you ordered me about. I loved your patient and impatient ways of explaining things to me. I love the sound of your voice and the way you move. I love your courage and your kindness and your generosity and your obstinacy and your passion.โ He paused. โYouโre the genius. What do you think that means?
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