“I assure you, that is not how she used to describe me,” Tristan said. “But then, ladies are not generally supposed to use words of the sort she preferred.” I glared at him, but Mr. Eastbrook only laughed. “I am quite aware of Miss Cartwell’s spirit. It is one of the things I admire most about her.” “Is it, now?” Tristan raised an eyebrow at me. “Well, praise the heavens. We thought we’d never find someone to take her off our hands.”
