"Thank you," Daphne said gratefully.
"It'd be a waste of a good mind if you were shackled to that nitwit," Lady Danbury said, "and the good Lord knows that the ton can't afford to waste the few good minds we've got."
"Er, thank you," Daphne said.
"As for you lot” Lady Danbury waved her cane at Daphne's brothers "I still reserve judgment. You" she pointed the cane at Anthony "I'm inclined to be favorable toward, since you refused Berbrooke's suit on your sister's behalf, but the rest of you ... Hmmph."
And with that she walked away.
"'Hmmph?'" Benedict echoed. "'Hmmph?' She purports to quantify my intelligence and all she comes up with is 'Hmmph?'"
Daphne smirked. "She likes me."
"You're welcome to her," Benedict grumbled.
"Rather sporting of her to warn you about Berbrooke," Anthon
