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CHAPTER TWOWhen the Duke came down to dinner, he was looking forward to the evening with what was for him an unusual enthusiasm. He had known when he was greeted by the Marchioness how pleased she was to see him and she said in what he thought was a meaningful way, “I have tried to arrange a party, my dear Ingram, that you will find amusing.” She smiled and added with the charm for which she was famous, “I am very honoured, of course, that you have come to stay with me instead of going to Goodwood House.” The Duke thought that he had made an excellent choice. His bedroom was exceedingly comfortable with a sitting room attached to it and was one of the best in the house. He suspected, although he had not yet asked any questions, that Fenella Newbury would be near him. She would not b