“You should not court me, my lord.” One of the Talbot sisters gasped her surprise as Stanhope raised a brow. “And if I wish to?” Lily shook her head. “London practically brims with pristine, good-natured heiresses. You’re too kind to settle for such an utter scandal.” He waited a long moment and said, “Too kind? Or too English?” “I told you!” Sesily blurted out, turning to her sisters with a triumphant smile before looking to the earl. “You saw it, too!” Lord Stanhope stood, offering Sesily a wide smile. “One would have to be blind not to see it.” A thread of unease coursed through her, her
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