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Jack’s throat worked as he looked out across the waves. How much of a chance do you think she has against the Gardener?Miss Gwen didn’t belittle or make light of his concerns. The man’s twisty; I’ll give him that. And there was a time . . . There was a time when he might have been a danger to her. She looked shrewdly at Jack. I take it that is no longer likely to be a concern.Was he wearing a sign on his chest? Jack felt like a raw youth caught mooning beneath a girl’s window.Jane isn’t the only one who is maddeningly omniscient, Jack muttered.Where did you think she got it from?
Lauren Willig