Then maybe he’d stop talking about how determined he was to avoid marriage. “I’m going for a walk in the garden,” she announced. “You may come if you wish.” As she walked away—slowly, so that he might catch up with her—she heard him mutter a heartfelt curse, then she heard his footsteps shortening the distance between them. “Daphne, this is insanity,” Simon said, but the hoarseness in his voice told her he was trying harder to convince himself of that than he was her. She said nothing, just slipped farther into the depths of the garden. “For the love of God, woman, will you listen to me?” His
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