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− | Josephine followed Phillip to a junction of two corridors, a wide space provided with benches for the weary and those who waited for their cases to be heard. Katherine, Beignet, and Ezekiel were already there and Josephine wondered if Sir John had already spoken to them while | + | Josephine followed Phillip to a junction of two corridors, a wide space provided with benches for the weary and those who waited for their cases to be heard. Katherine, Beignet, and Ezekiel were already there and Josephine wondered if Sir John had already spoken to them while occupied in the surgery and in the supply office. Phillip waved her to her friends and took off for parts unknown, Ratso following at his heels. Josephine watched them go until a turn around a corner hid them from view. Looking at her companions, Josephine saw Katherine engaged in a whispered conversation with her butler and Ezekiel standing aside to give them a modicum of privacy. Josephine crossed the space with a polite smile and when she was near enough to be heard without raising her voice intrusively, she said, "I understand congratulations are in order. Please let me tender mine for your future happiness."<br><br> |
"I had not thought it was in the Lord's plans for me, but the idea is not unpleasing. Far from it, if I were to be completely honest with you. Lady Katherine is quite intriguing as well as beautiful. She could be both a partner and an equal." He smiled at the thought. "Not what most men would want from their marriage, but I do not deny my eccentricity."<br><br> | "I had not thought it was in the Lord's plans for me, but the idea is not unpleasing. Far from it, if I were to be completely honest with you. Lady Katherine is quite intriguing as well as beautiful. She could be both a partner and an equal." He smiled at the thought. "Not what most men would want from their marriage, but I do not deny my eccentricity."<br><br> |