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Penelope
Penny allowed the three-beat music of the highland waltz to pulse through her brain—one-two-three, one-two-three, one-two-three. She enjoyed Doctor Gowrey's company. He was amiable, well-read, and a superb dancer.
But he wasn't Nathaniel. From the moment she'd left the earl's office, she wanted to run back to him and ask his forgiveness for the slap. Except her pride kept her from doing it. He had to realize how frightened for him she'd been, up until the time she learned he was here at Lyden. Then her fear quickly became anger and heartbreak that he would so carelessly discard her affection for him, because she hadn't feigned hers. She'd truly cared for him, and had fallen in love with him before he'd left without a word. From that moment on, there'd been no further communiq
