23/26 You are a handsome woman, and you are always thinking of other women's good looks." Emily gave a soft little gasp. "I was sure it was Lady Agatha." "I don't want a girl," returned his lordship. "A girl would bore me to death. I am not going to dry-nurse a girl at the age of fifty-four. I want a companion." "But I am so _far_ from clever," faltered Emily. |