Cousin Kate 6:12 2 Miss Malvern Dried Her Eyes, and Sighed… 6:18 3 Kate’S Eyes Danced

Georgette Heyer COMPLETE CLASSICS UNABRIDGED CousinRead by Jilly BondKate 1 Cousin Kate 6:12 2 Miss Malvern dried her eyes, and sighed… 6:18 3 Kate’s eyes danced. 7:23 4 Observing the look of anxiety on his face… 6:47 5 At this disclosure, the younger Mr Nidd… 6:38 6 Chapter 2 7:36 7 Mr Nidd, enjoying the spring sunshine… 8:29 8 At this point, Sarah, perceiving that her nursling… 7:24 9 This, however, proved to be unnecessary… 9:11 10 Chapter 3 7:18 11 The slowing down of the chaise as it approached… 6:59 12 The young housemaid rose from her knees by Kate’s trunk… 6:55 13 His companion came forward, bowing, and smiling. 5:40 14 The cod’s head was removed with a loin of veal… 8:08 15 Chapter 4 8:32 16 She followed him down the steps to the stone bridge… 7:29 17 He reddened, hunching a shoulder… 7:21 18 He spurred forward to meet the two riders… 6:40 19 Chapter 5 8:01 20 During the following week she had plenty of cause… 7:04

2 21 She went off, heartened by the prospect of a party… 6:10 22 Dinner was very long, and very elaborate… 9:03 23 Chapter 6 9:31 24 Rendered vaguely uneasy by this speech… 9:02 25 Whatever Kate may have thought of this ruthless management… 6:47 26 Kate regarded her with painful intensity. 8:01 27 Chapter 7 8:10 28 His smouldering eyes travelled slowly to her face… 6:48 29 Except for one or two flickers of lightning… 6:17 30 One of the few adjuncts of the dandy… 7:48 31 Chapter 8 6:40 32 She was thinking of this passage when Torquil’s voice intruded… 7:50 33 There was a pause, during which he frowned down… 7:27 34 Feeling that this, the second rebuke she had received that day… 7:22 35 Chapter 9 8:55 36 By the time the doctor had come to the end of his anecdote… 7:39 37 Lady Broome had taken off her dress… 7:59 38 She had never been more thunderstruck… 5:52 39 Chapter 10 6:34 40 Torquil who had been sitting in brooding silence… 7:51

3 41 However, having discharged her spleen… 7:23 42 In some perplexity Kate looked at his down-bent head… 5:52 43 Chapter 11 7:03 44 Kate proceeded on her way, wishing that there were dogs… 6:26 45 She left him glowering, just as Dr Delabole came hurrying up. 7:42 46 She was roused from her meditations by the sound of horses… 5:10 47 She digested this in silence, until some time after… 6:28 48 Chapter 12 8:57 49 In the middle of his ruminations, the waiter came in… 7:29 50 She said earnestly: ‘Mr Nidd, pray don’t encourage Sarah…’ 7:04 51 Philip did not immediately answer, but after a short pause… 7:25 52 Since she knew this to be his own age… 6:03 53 Chapter 13 7:22 54 She was obliged to acknowledge the truth of this stricture… 6:08 55 The gates of Staplewood were within sight… 6:08 56 She discouraged Ellen’s ghoulish desire to cite all the examples… 7:49 57 Chapter 14 7:15 58 Left alone with his guest, Sir Timothy offered her a glass of port… 9:50 59 He was shaken by soft laughter. 7:25 60 In point of fact, he was not, at that moment… 8:07

4 61 Mr Templecombe picked up the brandy decanter… 7:12 62 Philip was silent for a moment, heavily frowning. 7:16 63 Chapter 15 8:03 64 He uttered this apology with the air of one… 7:32 65 His clasp tightened on her hands. ‘It isn’t safe for you…’ 6:49 66 He had listened intently to her… 7:21 67 A quiver of revulsion ran through her… 7:41 68 Chapter 16 7:06 69 He had picked up the carving knife… 6:25 70 He had listened to her in attentive silence… 6:46 71 It was nearly half an hour later when Kate escaped… 5:47 72 She gave him a look of heartfelt relief… 8:25 73 Chapter 17 6:12 74 Philip, of course, would say that she did not care… 5:56 75 Entering the breakfast-parlour half an hour later… 8:03 76 Chapter 18 5:37 77 Pennymore was so much revolted by this playful… 6:31 78 She was reclining on a Carolinian day-bed… 7:55 79 My aunt said I was a great deal too nice… 8:10 80 She would have risen, as she spoke, but Lady Broome… 7:32

5 81 Lady Broome frowned down at her in utter incomprehension. 9:11 82 Chapter 19 8:59 83 Torquil’s angry eyes held his for a dangerous moment… 8:46 84 After this awful pronouncement, she led the way… 9:11 85 Kate threw her a speaking glance… 7:52 86 He rose, and came forward to meet her… 9:15 87 Dr Delabole has done what he could to convince Scholes… 8:12 88 Chapter 20 7:45 89 She was silenced by having a kiss planted firmly on her mouth. 7:06 90 She was looking deeply troubled when she entered her bedchamber… 6:32 91 A ringing slap from Sarah made her utter a whimper, and cower away. 7:24 92 The body was still covered by the silk shawl… 3:34 93 The big kitchen seemed to her to be crowded… 8:40 94 Chapter 21 6:34 95 That drew a smile from him. He said: ‘I shouldn’t dare!’ 7:11 96 Not daring to trust herself to say more, she went quickly… 7:55 97 ‘No, I don’t think so. If that had been so, he must have known…’ 9:32

Total time: 11:57:15

6 National Theatre actress Jilly Bond has read over 220 audiobooks in 15 years. Her award-winning recordings include Bertie, May & Mrs Fish, which was an Observer ‘Audiobook of the Week’ and Journeys through Italy, a Sunday Times ‘Audiobook of the Year’. She has utilised her knowledge of European languages for books set in World War II Germany, Russia and France, including Helen Dunmore’s The Siege and The Betrayal. Cousin Kate is her first recording for Naxos AudioBooks.

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National Theatre actress Jilly Bond has read over 220 audiobooks in 15 years. Her award-winning recordings include Bertie, May & Mrs Fish, which was an Observer ‘Audiobook of the Week’ and Journeys through Italy, a Sunday Times ‘Audiobook of the Year’. She has utilised her knowledge of European languages for books set in World War II Germany, Russia and France, including Helen Dunmore’s The Siege and The Betrayal. Cousin Kate is her first recording for Naxos AudioBooks.

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