“Let’s move on from the menstruation habits of the upper classes, please. What I’m saying is, you should have mentioned this to me before now.” She turned aside. “It was too early to be certain.” “You missed your courses. You’re vomiting. You swooned after the theater. And, now that I think about it, your recent appetites have been variable in more ways than one. Be honest, Emma. You must have suspected this for weeks.” “Perhaps.” He caught her elbow and turned her to face him. “Then why would you hide it from me?” “Because of our bargain! You said from the start, once I’m with child, it would
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