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chuckled at Jo’s obvious attempt to change the subject.
    “Why yes I am. I cannot wait to introduce the rest of society to my beautiful and intelligent fiancé.” Mr. Kinsley smiled at Jo in such a way that she felt her knees go weak and felt as if she could melt into a puddle.
    “Oh how you do run on. Would you care to join me to meet with Aunt Katherine to go over more details of the party? I am sure that I could use some help with picking out the best and proper things seems how this is all so new to me.” Jo rose from her chair and took the arm that Mr. Kinsley extended to her. Content t hey both went in search of Katherine to plan their decedent party.
    “Yes mam, I woul d love to assist you. Has your a unt started you on your wifely training?” Jo looked shocked at Mr. Kinsley’s question. “You could not possibly think that men do n o t know that you are first trained before marriage on how to run a house and take care of a husband.”
    “I honestly had not realized that you would know. After all I thought it was just some other silly thing that my a unt had invented to torcher me with seems how she no longer needs to train me in the luring and snaring of a man.” Mr. Kinsley laughed again; he loved her sense of humor.
    “Trust me it is the norm. It takes a lot to run a house of this size let alone a house as large as mine. It takes some training and practice to get used to it. I am sure that you probably would be able to figure it out on your own because you are smarter than most women preparing for matrimony; however, I also think that it is always a good idea to listen to someone who has a lot of experience that they can use to share with you so that it can be easier.”
    “You are right. I do n o t really mind my lessons. Sometimes I wonder what Aunt Katherine is going to do with herself after we are married and she no longer has things she needs to trouble herself with in training me.” Mr. Kinsley thought for a moment.
    “Well, hopefully not long after our wedding she will be distracted in helping you prepare for our first child.” Jo’s cheeks flamed to a deep blush.
    “I would like that.” At that they continued off to find her a unt so they could finish planning their engagement party and move even closer to being able to spend their lives together.
     
    Like any other night they went through their normal routine. They ate dinner together and after d inner instead of separating Katherine , Mr. Cline , Mr. Kinsley, and Jo would all gather in the sitting room to go over details on the upcoming engagement party and then start discussing when the wedding should take place and start planning some of the basic details of the wedding.
    And like every night the man was in the bushes watching them. They never knew that he was out there but he was . As he would listen he would think about and wish that he could figure out what he could do to get revenge on Mr. Kinsley for taking the women he wanted. He also wanted revenge on Katherine for pushing said women toward Mr. Kinsley in the first place.
    “Aunt Katherine , has the guest list been finalized?” Jo took up the pieces of paper that listed almost everyone in town and a few that were to come in especially for the party and looked it over counting the number of people.
    “Why yes Josephine. I am sure that we have n o t forgotten anyone. Is t here something the matter?” Katherine took the papers from Josephine and she herself started to look them over to make sure that she had not forgotten anyone.
    “Oh, I was n o t worried that anyone had been forgotten because I am sure that you remembered everyone you ever met and put them on that list.” Mr. Kinsley tried hard not to laugh at his fiancé’s jest at her a unt. “It is just that there is an odd number on the list which seemed strange to me because I thought that you were only inviting couples and such so that there would be an even number of males and females.”
    “You are right I did