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She was quite entranced by the society pages--not,about, except, possibly, for the "Dashing and Dangerous Lord R--" who Caroline was beginning to suspect ht be her new friend James, when the one quite a while," she said "Would you like a pastry?"

Jauised curiosity "Have we arranged for another feast without e?"

"Perriwick merely wanted to make certain I was comfortable," Caroline explained

"Ah, yes The servants do see Blake mad"

"Good" James picked up a pastry off a plate and said, "Guess what I found?"

"I couldn't possibly"

He held up a sheet of paper "You"

"I beg your pardon?"

"Your guardian appears to be looking for you"

"Well, I' down at it "I'm worth quite a bit of money to him Oh, this is funny"

"What?"

"This" Caroline pointed to the drawing of her, which was situated underneath a headline reading: MISSING GIRL "Percy drew this"

"Percy?"

"Yes, I should have known Oliver would have Percy do it He is far too tightfisted to spend money on a proper artist"

Ja a bit ood likeness"

"No, it's not, but I expect Percy did that on purpose He's actually quite handy with pen and paper But remember, he doesn't want me to be found any more than I do"

"Silly boy," James murmured

Caroline looked up in surprise, certain that sheyour pardon?"

"Percy It's quite clear to me from what you've said that he isn't likely to do any better than you If I were he, I would certainly not have complained about my father's choice of bride"

"If you were Percy," Caroline said wryly, "Percy would be a much finer man"

James chuckled

"Besides," she continued "Percy thinks I ahly unattractive, morbidly interested in books, and he never ceases to complain that I cannot sit still"

"Well, you can't"