Continue writing the following text: embarrassed and angry , victoria bade the earl a brief good-bye , smiled lamely at john and handed him his sailboat , then rushed inside . john watched her , looked at jason , then turned anxiously to his father . '' he did n't give miss tory a thrashing , did he ? '' the earl lifted his amused glance from jason 's wet shirt-front to his lordship 's face . '' no , john , lord fielding did not give her a
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