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Hide and Seek For Love - 捉迷藏為愛 (英文原版)
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Intrigueandimminentdangerawaittheyoungmenbraveenoughtojoin'TheGreatGame’,thepoliticalconflictbetweentheBritishandRussianEmpire,andCaptainDavidIngleisonethebravestashesavesaFortinIndiafromattack,disguisedasaMuslimHolyMan.ReturningtoCalcutta,DavidiscongratulatedbytheViceroyforservicetohiscountry,butwarnedthattheRussianagentshethwartednowthreatenhislife.Moreimportantlyhisgrandfather,theMarquisofInglestone,hasdiedinanaccidentandthefamilytitleandestateishis.ExcitedatreturningtoEnglandtoseeIngleHallandthelovelygroundsheremembersfromboyhood,heishorrifiedtodiscoverthathiseccentricgrandfatherhadbecomeamiserandallowedtheestatetofallintodisrepair,refusingtospendapennyonit.Evenmoreoddly,hehadwithdrawnthelargefamilyfortune,incoinage,fromthebankandhiddenit.DavidfindsIngleHalldilapidatedandwithoutanyservants.Theonlyrayoflightisdiscoveringthepresenceofadistantcousin,BerninaFalcon,andhernanny.Berninaisbeautiful,youngandveryinnocent,andtheygrowcloserdailyastheyhunttogetherforthehiddentreasure.Justastheyareexhaustingtheirsearch,agirlfromDavid’spastinIndiaarrives,StellaAshworth.Sheisstunning,sophisticatedandveryinterestedinDavid-nowsheknowsheistheMarquis.Determinedtogetherman,Stellawillstopatnothingtogetaringonherfinger.WiththreatsfromtheRussians,pressurefromStellaandtheconstantfearofpovertyandlettingdownthevillagethatrelyonhim,Davidisbesetonallsides.TheonlypersonthatoffershimconstantsupportandencouragementisBenina,butwillthatbeenoughtosaveIngleHouseandallthatliveandworkthere?