“I don’t know why Hastings refuses to marry. All I know is that he has maintained this opinion for as long as I’ve known him.” Daphne opened her mouth to speak, but Anthony cut her off by adding, “And he’s stated it in such a way so that I do not believe his is the weak vow of the beleaguered bachelor.” “Meaning?” “Meaning that unlike most men, when he says he will never marry, he means it.” “I see.” Anthony let out a long, tired breath, and Daphne noticed tiny lines of concern around his eyes that she’d never seen before. “Choose a man from your new crowd of suitors,” he said, “and forget
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