“So the duke isn’t courting you?” “Such a preoccupation with the duke! To my knowledge, the duke isn’t courting me. His conversation is hardly loverlike. Though he did seem to take an inordinate interest in legal matters. Matters of inheritance, specifically.” “Legal matters?” “Yes.” She darted up the stairs and called over her shoulder. “. . . Specifically he was curious whether or not you’d made a will.”

