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Charlotte
Charlotte tried not to show the excitement she felt inside at being near Mr. Gowrey. She had this quivering, tense sensation in her breast, and it was unlike anything she’d ever experienced in the presence of any man before now.
Mr. Gowrey was handsome, nice, and very well-mannered also. Walking with him in the garden had been rather nice… No, very nice. She’d never had such comfortable conversation with a man before. And earlier in the dungeon when Mr. Bartlesby was behaving rather badly, Mr. Gowrey was quietly cavalier and protective of her, Isabel, and Penelope. She could easily fall in love with a man like him. Except he was likely just being polite because his cousin was sweet on Isabel, and their friend Nathaniel was Penelope’s love.
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