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Chapter 4 Jane knew it was a mistake, but Fosse-on-the-Wold was a one-pub town and she had nowhere else to go. She’d avoided the town all day until even the tea rooms were closed, leaving only the one place for food. Staying at the manor wasn’t an option. Even with her sister and the Third Worm of Evenston gone, Worms One and Two were still in residence. Worm One was between wives and Worm Two didn’t care that he wasn’t. The earl had absented himself somewhere deep within the manor but there were still plenty of guests in residence for the drunken celebrations to continue even without the bride and groom. After meeting the estate agent and making an offer, she had nowhere else to go. The agent had suggested that Jane should also offer to rent it immediately on a month-to-month basis so