I don’t know,’ he said irritably. ‘Is it meant to improve you?’She swiveled toward him, eyes wide with shock.’Because nothing could,’ he added. Her mouth dropped in astonishment. Blotchy scarlet rushed her complexion. One would have thought he’d shot her.Oh dear God!He realized belatedly how wrong it had sounded.’No! God… that is to say.. nothing is necessary to improve you. Nothing could possibly make you better… than you already are.

I don’t know,’ he said irritably. ‘Is it meant to improve you?’She swiveled toward him, eyes wide with shock.’Because nothing could,’ he added. Her mouth dropped in astonishment. Blotchy scarlet rushed her complexion. One would have thought he’d shot her.Oh dear God!He realized belatedly how wrong it had sounded.’No! God… that is to say.. nothing is necessary to improve you. Nothing could possibly make you better… than you already are.

– Julie Anne Long –

How the Marquess Was Won

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