Page 96 of A Viscount's Bet of Seduction

Lucy

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Dear Lucy,

Alas, you’ve called my bluff. Though I can perform small tricks, most of them involve great amounts of money. However, I wonder, would you be amenable to allowing me to call on you next Saturday?

Love,

Silas

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Dear Silas,

Alas, I cannot. I will be calling upon my dear friend, Miss Susan Hamm, next Saturday. Thank you for your kind offer.

Regards,

Lucy

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Dear Lucy,

Are you still upset with me?

Love,

Silas

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Dear Silas,

It’s not you. It’s not you at all. Sometimes, I feel that I miss you with all my heart. At other times, I wonder if you are merely stringing me on with these letters, teasing me with tantalizing words and phrases. I cannot know what you mean to do. I have a feeling that you’ll refuse to tell me, for you are working on some great secret.

Regards,

Lucy

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