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just heard, one of them was because of Chilton Crane.
    But I was dismissed from the other two because of my
    inability to resist voicing my opinions on occasion." I see." Letty is very open-minded about some things"
    Letty? Ah, you refer to Lady Mayfield." She insists I call her by her given name. As I said, she is
    eccentric. But I cannot expect her to keep me in her service if she is confronted with a serious charge
    against my virtue. To do so would make her a laughingstock in the ton." I understand." Edison pondered
    that for a few seconds. Well then, Miss Greyson, it would seem that both of us have good reason to
    keep our personal affairs confidential." Yes." She relaxed slightly. May I assume that you are willing to
    keep silent about the incident in which I was involved in Ralston Manor if I agree not to tell anyone that
    you have come to Ware Castle to prowl through the guests" bed chambers?" Indeed. Do we have a
    gentleman's agreement, Miss Greyson?" What we have," Emma said, her spirits lightening swiftly, is a
    gentleman's and a lady's agreement." I beg your pardon." He inclined his head with grave respect. A
    gentleman's and a lady's agreement, of course. Tell me, does your emphasis on the matter of equality
    mean that you are, perhaps, a reader of Mary Wollstonecraft and her ilk?" I have read Wollstonecraft's
    Vindication of the Rights of Women, yes." Emma raised her chin. I found it filled with a great deal of
    sound reasoning and common sense." I will not quarrel with your conclusions," he said mildly. Any female
    who finds herself entirely alone in the world soon comes to a deep and abiding appreciation of
    Wollstonecraft's notions on the importance of female education and rights," Emma added for good
    measure. Is that the situation in which you find yourself, Miss Greyson? Are you entirely alone in the
    world?" It occurred to her that the conversation had suddenly become remarkably intimate. Then again,
    as he had pointed out earlier, they had already shared an even greater intimacy in Lady Ames's
    wardrobe. Emma devoutly hoped that she would not continue to blush every time
    she recalled the feeling of being crushed against his very solid, very warm body. Not entirely. I am
    fortunate in that I have a younger sister. Daphne attends misses Osgood's School for Young Ladies in
    Devon." I see." Unfortunately next quarter's fees are due at the end of the month. I simply cannot lose this
    post." He looked thoughtful. Tell me, Miss Greyson, are you completely without resources?" At the
    moment, yes." She narrowed her eyes. But I shall not be without them indefinitely. Some of my financial
    plans failed to materialize on schedule two months ago. But I am hopeful that they will come to fruition
    any day now." And if they don't?" I shall think of something else." I do not doubt that for a moment, Miss
    Greyson." Edison's amusement was tinged with respect. It is obvious that you are a lady of spirit and
    fortitude. May I ask what happened to your other relatives?" My parents died when Daphne and I were
    very young. Our grand mother raised us. She was a very scholarly woman. It is because of her that I
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    have read Wollstonecraft and others. But Granny Greyson died a few months ago. There was very little
    money, just the house." What happened to the house?" She blinked, startled by the manner in which he
    had pounced upon the one crucial factor in her tale. Belatedly she recalled the murmurs she had heard
    among the other guests. Stokes was said to be a man with wide-ranging financial interests. Obviously he
    had a head for business. Yes. The house." She gave him a rueful, humorless smile. You have come
    straight to the heart of the problem, sir." Are you going to tell me what happened to it?" Why not? You
    have no doubt already guessed the answer." She steeled herself. The house was all that Daphne and I
    had in the world. That house, sir, and