“I was given to understand, my lord, that one of your many reasons for objecting to marrying me— even if I were the queen of Scotland—is because I am plain.” Jenny saw the surprised bafflement in his gray eyes and knew instinctively that it was genuine. “I’m sure I voiced many objections during that angry interview with Henry, but that was assuredly not one of them.” Quietly he added, “I am many things, Jennifer, but I am not blind.”
