'' i know , '' i said , sympathetic . '' it must be hard for you to think of reece kavanagh coming in with his bulldozers and taking away your home . '' she nodded . '' maybe you can explain something to me because i do n't get it . why is he intent on knocking this lovely old place down and replacing it with a hotel

'' it would be a risk ... '' '' women have been taking that kind of risk for men for years ! '' he smiled wryly . '' you 've got a point . i never thought of it that way before . i like to think i 'm a modern sort of man , but sometimes i think life would be simpler if i were n't quite so modern . '' '' evie probably would n't be half so interesting to you if -lsb- _ she _ -rsb- were n't so modern

marina felt her face burning as if she was in front of a very hot bonfire , while lucas giggled and hid his face amid her hair . she returned to her desk , picked up her drawing and showed it to the teacher , who put on a look of aversion when she saw it . what 's new ? she had already told her she could n't draw

'' my lady , king richard was taken captive by the holy roman emperor and leopold , duke of austria . '' '' captured ? '' eleanor repeated the word . '' i am afraid it is true . the bishop is certain it is true . '' '' they captured him ? how ? where ? '' eleanor sputtered the messenger produced a letter and handed it to the
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