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Her father tapped his stick against his boot. "Well, I'm sorry I'm not rich enough to pay a man to take you on. I should have realized my humble barony would fail to tempt these great men here. Might as well take you home with me tomorrow then." "Father," she said in her most carefully measured tone, "the queen has taken a liking to me. Let me linger a few weeks more until the court removes to the summer palace."