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This was different. He didn't want a woman. He wanted her. And he supposed that if he had to spend the afternoon being strange, sad, and disfigured just to be in her company, it would be well worth it. Then he remembered the wart. He turned to Miss Wynter and said firmly, "I am not getting a wart." Really, a man had to draw the line somewhere.Julia Quinn
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You should do that more often, ” he said. “Laugh, I mean.”“ I know.” But that sounded sad, and she didn’t want to be sad, so she added, “I don’t often get to torture grown men, though.”“ Really?” he murmured. “I would think you do it all the time.” She looked at him.“ When you walk into a room, ” he said softly, “the air changes.Julia Quinn