And if he is wealthy, well then, all the better.” “Are you suggesting that I should have accepted one of the myriad of oafs who has passed through over the years after having won me in a game of chance? ” “Maybe you should consider … maybe you should think about marriage.” They are the only luxury you’ve ever had.” “They are a luxury I can no longer afford.” “I will sell the marbles.” There was a roaring in her ears as she spoke the words-as though, if she did not hear them, they had not been said. After a long silence, she said, “There is only one way to ensure that we’ve the funds to stay afloat.” She sat there, staring at the papers strewn across the enormous tabletop, where three generations of Reddich earls had sat. That is the part of the plan that I have not quite worked out.” Isabel crossed the room to the door, then turned back, pacing to her desk.
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