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‘Can you not think of someone you might recommend, Andrew? Will you not save me from taking the next fortune-hunter that crosses my path?’

‘Are you playing a game with me?’ Andrew stopped walking, turning to look into her eyes. ‘If this is your idea of amusement we may banter and then forget it—but if you are in earnest I shall give the matter some serious thought. However, I think you must give yourself a little more time.’

Mariah pouted. ‘Must I? Very well. I am prepared to wait a few months longer, if I must, but please take me seriously. If you cannot help me I may have to decide for myself—and then I might make a mistake. How would you feel with that on your conscience? I am a lonely widow at the mercy of unscrupulous men—and I am asking you for help. Ignore me at your peril.’

‘My hands are tied for the moment. Come, can you truly not wait a little longer to find a husband who will love and care for you?’

‘If he was the right man I would wait for ever,’ Mariah said, and for once she was not laughing. Her heart raced. Surely he must know what was in her mind? She could not have been plainer …