![]() Lufton,” she said with an irrepressible grin. Pennywhistle, I couldn’t help but overhear your conversation. She’s done it.”īefore she could reply, the elderly concierge sidled up to them and asked in a discreet tone, “Mrs. “They’re not coming back until month’s end,” Jake said, dazed.Ī strange, lopsided smile touched the housekeeper’s lips. Pennywhistle prompted, while nearly everyone in the front office strained to hear. Jake looked up from the letter with jaw-slackening disbelief. Rutledge and I have decided to remain in Hampshire until month’s end. “That’s all right,” Poppy said cheerfully. ![]() ![]() But if Poppy would take him willingly into her bed, and then accompany him back with no fuss, it was worth a concession on his part. He’d come here with the expectation of a royal battle to get her back to London. He was tempted to argue, but he wasn’t fool enough to risk the ground he’d gained with Poppy. ![]()
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