256 The proposal

Music Recommendation: Howl's Moving Castle- Vitamin String Quartet

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Apart from Eve and Lady Aubrey, everyone else in Lowe's house were surprised how Mr. Lowe was back on his feet and he looked better in his health. 

Lady Paloma was full of smiles, making sure to feed her husband at the dining table, where Theophilus, Lady Aubrey and Eve joined them. The woman of the house raised her glass of wine to toast, "To good health."

"To good health," everyone in the room repeated before taking a sip from their glass. 

Lady Paloma said to Lady Aubrey, "I hope you will stay in Berkshire as long as you first decided. It has been a while since your last visit and it would be unfortunate if you left early. Isn't that right, Eve?" She turned to look at Eve. 

Eve smiled and said, "I think Aunt Aubrey would be more than happy to agree with your wish, Lady Paloma."