

I had a friend at Cambridge who knew at least a dozen different words for testicles.” “But Scotsmen have a special gift for cursing.

“After all the time I’ve spent around longshoremen, nothing could shock me now.” “I’ve spent nearly three years managing a shipping firm,” she pointed out. Merritt, on the other hand, was the only one out of the half-dozen siblings who’d ended up short and full-figured. Like the rest of the Marsden brood, Luke had inherited their mother’s long, elegant lines.

Her brother was a handsome sight, with his windblown dark hair and his complexion infused with color from the brisk autumn air. Lady Merritt Sterling looked up from her desk with a faint smile. “If you’ve never been around a Scotsman in a temper, you’d better brace yourself for the language.” “M ACR AE IS AS ANGRY as a baited bear,” Luke Marsden warned as he entered the office.
