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“That was Margery.”
Margery.
Yes.
That was her name.
“Who’s Rose?” I asked.
“You need to calm down.”
“What’s happening?”
I reeled toward the door. It was Lady Jane in a beautiful cashmere dressing gown, looking like a deity.
I’d never seen her face so expressive. She was watching me, her beauty etched in worry.
“Do you put bouquets on beds?”
“Bouquets on beds?” she asked.
“Carnations.”
Her eyes darted to Ian.
“Tell me!” I shrieked.
She looked again to me. “No, dear, I don’t. We don’t. Is someone leaving carnations on your bed?”
While Jane asked this, Ian stalked out of the room.
“Yes. The first night. And tonight,” I told her.
“I don’t know who’s doing that, Daphne, but we’ll get to the bottom of it. Come,” she motioned to Ian’s couch. “Sit. Let me call down for some hot cocoa.”
I was shivering. So damned cold.
I raked a hand through my hair, shook my head. “I’m having nightmares.”
“It’s a cruel joke. Perhaps a prank. Not funny,” she murmured irritably. She got close, touched my arm lightly. “Will you sit with me?”
“Don’t wake anybody up. I just need to calm down.”
“All right. I won’t wake anyone up. But will you sit with me?”
I nodded.
She led me to the couch, carefully moved some papers, and we sat down.
“I’m so sorry this has happened,” she said. “I can’t…there’s no excuse. But I can assure you it’ll be dealt with.”
It hit me.
Daniel.
And maybe Portia.
Probably mostly Portia.
