watched his tongue trace the inner edge of his upper lip. She cleared her throat and looked away. “Um…yes, tutored. I was never sent away to study. Did you ever return to school?”
“No, but I am fairly well read. Are you requiring another tutor? If so, you might need to look farther afield.” His smile changed to something warmer, somehow more intimate. “Depending, of course, upon what you would wish me to teach you.”
His flirtatious expression seemed to suggest worldly lessons not included in regular classrooms. The thought of such instruction by him held definite appeal.
“Did you enjoy being at sea?” she asked, hoping he was not a born wanderer. That could be his one fault. He sorely needed a fault, but not that particular one. “Will you go out again?”
He shook his head. “That experience served its purpose. Unless required to sail for some reason, I doubt I ever shall.”
Miranda noted that he seemed perfectly at ease and willing to answer anything she asked.
“Did Mr. Tood tell you why I wanted to meet you?”
He shrugged. “He said you have a mind to travel and since I have seen most of the known world, that I might suggest a few of the more pleasant and safe destinations.”
“Yes, that would be most helpful.” She relaxed a little and began to think he might do very well indeed. He should certainly make beautiful babies if nothing else. Her only qualm was that he seemed too good to be true. After the last three candidates she had suffered, perhaps anyone normal would seem so.
“Would you care to stay for supper?” she inquired sweetly. She had to know more and wondered if there would ever be time enough to discover all she wanted to learn.
He nodded. “Thank you, yes, I would.”
They finished their sherry and went to the dining room to enjoy a companionable meal. He waxed rather poetic about the foreign lands he had visited and proved to be a wonderful conversationalist. Again, the man was almost too well-suited to be believed, but Miranda had to admit that she was already entranced.
She must take care not to let him know it if she was to keep the upper hand. Though he did seem an easygoing sort at first glance, she detected an underlying strength, an aura of subtle command and control.
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