Minty swallowed on an empty mouth and looked up again awkwardly. Was he going to kiss her now? This was what happened in the novels, after women had fallen in the hands of sin. Was she going to join her twin in the realm of hussiness now? Oh, dear. Mother and Julius would be so disappointed. As for Minty, she felt terribly ashamed, but at the same time, she couldn't chase a feeling away that made her enjoy the situation she had found herself in.

