His brother? Aldous shot a sharp gaze at the waitress, brows narrowed. Reuben, of course—it was always Reuben. Had he led her astray as he allegedly had Miss Pendergast? Had Aldous been wrong to give the youngest of his brothers the benefit of the doubt in that particular situation. At least she did not appear to be pregnant; that would have tested Aldous more than he could bear.
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