Chapter 8
Sincerity was not an emotion with which Perry was much familiar or that, until now, he’d particularly esteemed. His relations with women had taught him that one never said what one really felt.
Now, with Miss Rosington responding to his overtures with all the enthusiasm that he might once have regarded as the hallmarks of an experienced jade, he could think only of how he might protect her and her innocence.
For this was enthusiasm born of innocence. She truly had not experienced the sensations he was delivering, and clearly with such success.
Xenia would say he’d been hoodwinked.
He didn’t care, but nor did he believe it. He did, however, believe Miss Rosington’s story.
Voices growing louder nearby suggested they would be wise to halt their lovemaking, though Peregrine was
