'Alas no' he said dramatically, shooting a glance back over his shoulder at his sister, who had sidled off without a word, dragging her husband to the dance floor. But he knew, in the way that elder brothers did that she was watching the exchange - why - he wasn't quite sure. Fear that her brother would divulge embarrassing childhood secrets? He had already regaled her inlaws with most of them. Afriad perhaps of what her new kin would tell her natal family? Some secret between sister in laws that her brother would use to tease her as though she was a child.
'My sister seems to have abandoned both of us for the moment' he chortled, 'I think you might have it right Miss Allaway, and the surest way to win against my darling sister is to ensure that she cannot observe the fruits of her labour.' Extending a hand to guide her over the threshold and out into the evening air. As he stepped through he caught his sisters eye across the ballroom and fought the urge to do something remarkably childish like stick his tongue out at her.
'My sister might be a lady in reputation and, in practice, but she has all of the tact of Gringotts Goblin' he laughed, and despite his awareness of his sister machinations he wasn't disappointed in his current company, and so would allow her this victory. 'And No I assure you I would make a most disappointing pen pal - you shall just have to tolerate me in a face to face capacity.'
Murdock leaned on the white stone railing that separated the night veranda from the summer gardens. 'Were you drawn here under false pretenses? I am a bastion of law enforcement if we can make a case for fraud I could have her locked up for her meddling?' he joked.
'My sister seems to have abandoned both of us for the moment' he chortled, 'I think you might have it right Miss Allaway, and the surest way to win against my darling sister is to ensure that she cannot observe the fruits of her labour.' Extending a hand to guide her over the threshold and out into the evening air. As he stepped through he caught his sisters eye across the ballroom and fought the urge to do something remarkably childish like stick his tongue out at her.
'My sister might be a lady in reputation and, in practice, but she has all of the tact of Gringotts Goblin' he laughed, and despite his awareness of his sister machinations he wasn't disappointed in his current company, and so would allow her this victory. 'And No I assure you I would make a most disappointing pen pal - you shall just have to tolerate me in a face to face capacity.'
Murdock leaned on the white stone railing that separated the night veranda from the summer gardens. 'Were you drawn here under false pretenses? I am a bastion of law enforcement if we can make a case for fraud I could have her locked up for her meddling?' he joked.
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