"I will try to do better. I truly wish to know you, Miss Rue. You are unlike any lady I have ever seen, and I think there is something we can both learn from each other. I could help you to understand Lockwood, and you can help me with the border," Selina proposed.
"It is a kind offer, but the Collinses and other friends I have made are helping me. I don't want to take your time away from the season. If you would excuse us, we must continue on our walk," Rue said, ready to move on.
"Could I join you both? It has been some time since I walked with Elijah, and it would give me a chance to get to know Rue. I wish to know if the duchess is well," said Selina.
"I don't know what you might have heard, but my mother is well. It would be wrong for you to impose on my time with Miss Rue. I shall walk with you another time," Elijah said, politely rejecting the offer.
There was a tiny part of him which wanted to toy with Rue a little and test if he could bring out her jealous side.
