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Are you fond of sweets?

I am fond of you.

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If an artist could paint The Last Supper on a grain of rice, then I could go and bloody well build houses if that was what I wanted. The miniatures are a testament to man’s ability to accomplish whatever he sets his mind to.

Mary is 25.

How old is Caleb?

For that was the law: a man could not wed his brother’s widow.

But wouldn’t he have been a Duke by then? And been able to do whatever he pleased?

Or might George and Mary have had a son by then, and the son would be Duke?

Good grief, her face was probably hot enough to roast a chicken if she stood close enough to it.

…connecting with him in a way she’d never connected with anyone before, as if both existed beyond the realm of reality, their souls embracing even as their bodies walked toward the dance floor.

A mother intent on seeing her son wed will likely drive every man to madness at some point in their life.

… the only thing worse than getting hurt is having to live with regret.

I picked up most of my skills as I went along. Sometimes all that’s required is a willingness to learn.