Too Precious to Lose
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Too Precious to Lose“We must act out our parts,” said the Marquis, “and be careful not to forget them.”
Norina looked up at him in amazement, then realized he was about to kiss her.
His lips had almost touched hers when she cried,
“Non! Non!”
She was breathing quickly and was not certain what she should do.
Then the Marquis said quietly, “I thought you had agreed to play the part I have assigned to you.”
“But – we were only – pretending!” Norina managed to gasp –
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