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It was a bit off-putting to be asked to marry someone because his sister had left him to get married, and he needed someone to cook and clean.
Оглавление“Not a very romantic proposal, I’m afraid, Annis, but I don’t pretend to compete with Ola—I don’t intend to, either.”
He bent over the sink so that she couldn’t see his face. “Do you believe in romance, my dear?”
“Not anymore.” She managed to make her voice light and when he looked at her, she smiled as well. “I’d rather be like us—good friends.” And because that didn’t seem quite enough she added, “And—and fond of each other.”
He didn’t answer, but presently, when he said good-night to her at her hut door, his kiss, quick and hard, made her hope—foolishly enough she had to admit—that perhaps in time he might grow more than fond.
