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Lavinia's brown eyes took in every detail of Cedric's appearance--his coat was well-enough made, but not the most fashionable; he wore no wig, rather his hair was tied back in a simple, black riband; his face, though pleasant-looking did not form smiles as easily as his uncle's; his eyes, which he kept mostly down-cast and nearly hidden, held no spark. He was personable enough, she supposed, but hardly in the same league with his fashionable uncle, or her highwayman. His bow was formal, but awkward, and his French stilted; she thought him rather dull.
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As she watched Cedric leave, however, she could not imagine anyone further from her romantic rescuer than this sturdy, practical individual.
In all fairness to "Lavinois," our Lois gave Clark a poor score at first when compared to Superman. Hopefully Lavinia will develop better perceptions more quickly.




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Cedric listened with growing dismay as Lavinia appeared to be captivated by the Earl. He had learned, through bitter experience, that Lucius could not be trusted. Surely, he argued with himself, a woman of Lavinia's obvious intelligence must be able to see through a man as shallow as his uncle, but the evidence before his eyes was leading him to believe otherwise.
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It flashed through her mind that Lucius was about the same height as the Avenger, and that his French was excellent, but--! There was ... something in his manner that was incongruent with her memories of the Avenger. She had felt a connection with the Avenger that she did not feel with Lucius.
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Of course, it was possible that Lucius was such an excellent actor that he could appear to be two entirely different people, but she didn't think that was the case here....The Earl was perhaps more charismatic than many of the men she'd previously encountered but, after her disastrous relationship with the Vicomte Claude, she wasn't about to succumb to mere charisma!
Interesting dichotomy for Lavinia and Cedric. He thinks she might be fooled by the Earl and Lavinia senses she is not connected to Lucius like she is with her highwayman.
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Something in her had responded to something in him; this was a thing beyond words, a thing of the heart and emotions only, and yet very real to her. She could not ignore it.

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She wanted instead the depth of character that she'd sensed in her highwayman.
To quote LMA: "Where's Clark?" "Right here." (...two simple sentences--with so much meaning. House of Luthor)
Lavinia, trust your intuition. Your highwayman IS NOT Lucius. You just don't fully realize who it is yet.