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1、Thisisaworkoffiction.AHofthecharacters,organizationsandeventsportrayedinthisnovelareeitherproductsoftheauthor'simaginationorareusedfictitiously.SEDUCEMEATSUNRISECopyright©2008byLisaKleypas.ExcerptfromAWallflowerChristmascopyright©2008byLisaKleypas.Allrightsreserved.Forinformation
2、addressSt.Martin'sPress,175FifthAvenue,NewYork,NY10010.ISBN:0-312-94981-2EAN:978-0-312-94981-5PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaSt.Martin'sPaperbackseditionIOctober2008St.Martin'sPaperbacksarepublishedbySt.Martin'sPress,175FifthAvenue,NewYork,NY10010.CLS10987654321ToSheilaCloverEn
3、glish,abeautiful,kindwomanwhohassomanygiftsandtalents.Thankyouforturningmywordsintolittleworksofvideoart,andevenmoreforbeingawonderfulfriend.ChapterOneLondon,1848WinterWinhadalwaysthoughtKevMerripenwasbeautiful,inthewaythatanausterelandscapeorawintrydaycouldbebeautiful.Hewasalarg
4、e,strikingman,uncompromisingineveryangle.Theexoticboldnessofhisfeatureswasaperfectsettingforeyessodarkthattheiriseswerebarelydistinguishablefromthepupil.Hishairwasthickandasblackasaraven'swing,hisbrowsstrongandstraight.AndhiswidemouthwassetwithaperpetuallybroodingcurvethatWinfoun
5、dirresistible.Merripen.Herlove,butneverherlover.Theyhadknowneachothersincechildhood,whenhehadbeentakeninbyherfamily.AlthoughtheHathawayshadalwaystreatedhimasoneoftheirown,Merripenhadactedinthecapacityofaservant.Aprotector.Anoutsider.HecametoWin'sbedroomandstoodatthethresholdtowat
6、chasshepackedavalisewithafewpersonalarticlesfromthetopofherdresser.Ahairbrush,arackofpins,ahandfulofhandkerchiefsthathersisterPoppyhadembroideredforher.AsWintuckedtheobjectsintotheleatherbag,shewasintenselyawareofMerripen'smotionlessform.Sheknewwhatlurkedbeneathhisstillness,becau
7、seshefeltthesameundertowofyearning.Thethoughtofleavinghimwasbreakingherheart.Andyettherewasnochoice.Shehadbeenaninvalideversinceshe'dhadscarletfevertwoyearsearlier.Shewasthinandfrailandgiventofaintingspellsandfatigue.Weaklungs,allthedoctorshadsaid.Nothingtodobutsuccumb.Alifetimeo
8、fbedrestfollowedbyanearlydeath.Winwouldn
