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Penelope
Penny set a chair on the far side of Isabel’s bed for Charlotte to have upon her return, then took the remaining chair from the little breakfast table and placed it next to the bed. Isabel was feeling much better this day, and Penny and Charlotte let their friend choose how they’d like to spend this afternoon. When Isabel said she’d like to play cards, Charlotte went down into the dungeon to look for a deck, and this gave Penny a chance to talk to her friend privately.
“Do you think there is a chance that Uncle Michael will refuse Mr. Gowrey?” Penny asked. “Charlotte has fallen so quickly for someone we don’t know, and I worry for her.”
“Well, the same could be said for me,” Isabel reasoned. “Within days of meeting, the earl and I are betrothed. But I don’t believe Uncle Mi
