“I know I am exceedingly funny, Lord Nicholas.” “You think you are very funny, Lady Nicholas.” “My lord, how could you have imagined that there was a woman in this great land who did not know? Why, we need not have a subscription to Pearls and Pelisses to recognize such a “-she paused with great emphasis-“paragon of manhood … when we see one.” She placed a hand dramatically to her breast. His brows shot up at the words, his jaw dropping in surprise, and she dissolved into giggles at the picture he made, so comical and clownish. She was lucky, indeed, to secure such an eminently landable lord.” Of course”-her tone turned impish-“she certainly never expected to marry one of London’s most eligible bachelors. “And yet there was a time when Lady Isabel dreamed of becoming a wife,” he said, his voice light, teasing.
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