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Оглавление‘Gifford will marry Mistress Melford. That should satisfy any grievances between you.’
Catherine gasped. She glanced at her father’s and then the Earl’s face. Both looked as stunned as she felt. The Earl of Gifford frowned and then nodded, seeming pleased with the honours he had received.
‘Catherine,’ Andrew said, turning to her with a satisfied look. ‘I hope it will please you to accept His Majesty’s decree?’
Catherine felt all eyes turned on her. She knew that she had no choice but to accept and look happy, though in her heart it was not the way she had wanted Andrew to ask her. However, petulance was for children, and she was no longer a child. She raised her head, her lovely face calm as she said, ‘It would give me great pleasure to be your wife, sir.’
