Spellbinders

Excerpt: "e;Gage Flandon put his wife's fur cloak around her and stood back, watching her as she took a final glance into the long mirror in the hall. "e;I'm quite excited,"e; she said. "e;Margaret always excites me and I do want you to meet her. She really must come to stay with us, Gage."e; "e;If you like. I'm not so keen."e; "e;Afraid of strong-minded women?"e; "e;It's not their strong minds I'm afraid of, Helen."e; "e;Their alluring personalities?"e; She slipped an arm into his and led him to the door. "e;Not even that. Their horrible consciousness-self-consciousness. Their nervousness. Their aggressiveness. Most of all, I hate the idea of their effect on you."e; "e;You sound as if whole cohorts of strong-minded rapacious women were storming the city instead of one old college friend of mine come to bolster up the fortunes of your own political party."e;"e;