"It's nothing," she told him. "Don't worry. I met a man on my way back from Stoneleigh. He was harmless but ill-mannered. He got me thinking, that's all."
"Lucy, should I be worried about something?"
"No, of course not. It's nothing. You know how we females get these things into our heads."
He frowned fiercely. "You are not the typical female."
She entered the house before he could question her further. She was determined to dismiss the stranger from her thoughts entirely. It was a beautiful day, and she wouldn't let an upstart ruin it. After their midday meal, she would go for a walk and pick cress to use in a purgation for one of the maids who'd been up coughing all night. She needed to do something useful, helpful. Something worthy, to take her mind off the rude man with broad shoulders and a mouth that invited all sorts of sin.
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