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to walk home." Sara made a small grimace of disgust.
"Otherwise," she said tentatively, "I am going to stay here, whether I will or no ?" He nodded.
"Yes.

It's my birthday, and I'm proposing to make myself a present of an hour or two of your society," he replied composedly.
Sara regarded him with curiosity.

He had been openly displeased to find her trespassing on his estate--which was only what current report would have led her to expect--yet now he was evincing a desire for her company, and, in addition, a very determined intention to secure it.

The man was an enigma! "I'm surprised," she said lightly.