The Theft Before Christmas
“Have a care for your ankle."His eyes narrowed. "There is nothing wrong with my damned ankle." That was another good thing about being married. He no longer had to watch his language around Daphne. "I was just trying to . . . as the actors say, stay in character. I mustn't slip up in front of poor Miss Huntington." She presented her back to her husband. "Do help me out of this dress."As he complied with her request, she continued. "Thank God the colonel stayed with Miss Huntington. I truly would... have wanted to do myself in if something happened to the poor girl because I got so wrapped up in what we were doing, I completely forgot her existence.""It was shabby of us to have forgotten her. And the colonel." He slipped the dress from her milky shoulders and dropped a kiss on the slender column of her neck. Then he began to unlace her stays. He mustn't allow himself to contemplate his wife's body, or they would never proceed to solve the Regent's problem. "Pray, why do you think I'm wrong about Harriette Wilson?" he asked."Everything she said was so entirely plausible.""But a woman of her ilk cannot be trusted.MoreLess
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