Prunella looked at him angrily, thinking that what he was saying was an impertinence.
Then, as she saw the twinkle in his eyes and knew that he was teasing her, she thought that, if she allowed herself to be provoked by what he was saying, it would seem childish.
“Nanette has already made me humbly conscious that I am a country mouse, my Lord.”
“If that is true, it is a mouse with a very extravagant taste.”
Prunella looked at the Earl in surprise thinking that he was referring to her gown, but he added rapidly,
“I thought it appropriate that we should be in this room tonight, considering how much it owes to you.”
Because it was something that she had not expected him to say, she merely looked around wondering if he was rebuking her for spending so much on just one room when it was un
