"Well, Verity, it has been a while." "Indeed, Headmistress." The small stab of annoyance made Lady Vernon shift in her chair. Her name was the one thing she had been glad to leave behind with her school days. But no matter. She was back on a visit and it went with the place. "May I speculate that your life has been more settled of late? Young lover, perhaps?" It was useless to resist
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