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Оглавление“I’ll do it. I’ll marry Mattie.”
Everyone appeared relieved that the decision had been made.
Now it was just a matter of informing the bride about her impending nuptials. Josiah glanced toward the other covered wagons and easily picked out Mattie, even though she was attired in a gown and bonnet for the first time in their acquaintance.
He brought her near the river’s edge, a short distance from the wagon train, where they had a measure of privacy. A slight breeze blew across the water and lifted her bonnet strings, setting one fluttering against her cheek. She impatiently brushed it aside. “Well? What’s the verdict?”
An infinitesimal pause preceded his response. “Marriage.”
Just that one word. Nothing more.
She shook her head in confusion. “Come again?”
“You cannot stay on the wagon train without a man to take responsibility for you, so you need to marry. Miles has insisted that a wedding take place. Today. Before we go any farther.”
“You can’t be serious! Where does Mr. Carpenter imagine I’ll find a husband out here in the middle of nowhere?” She threw her arms wide.
“You’re looking at him.”
