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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Heyer, Georgette.
These old shades / Georgette Heyer.
p. cm.
1. England--Social life and customs--18th century--Fiction. I. Title.
PR6015.E795T47 2009
823’.914--dc22
2009029781
Printed and bound in the United States of America.
VP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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His Grace of Avon Buys a Soul
A gentleman was strolling down a side street in Paris, on his way back from the house of one Madame de Verchoureux. He walked mincingly, for the red heels of his shoes were very high. A long purple cloak, rose-lined, hung from his shoulders and was allowed to fall carelessly back from his dress, revealing a full-skirted coat of purple satin,