Horatia said eagerly: "Oh, you will take m-me instead?" "No," said Rule, with a faint smile. "I won't … - Georgette Heyer

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Horatia said eagerly: "Oh, you will take m-me instead?" "No," said Rule, with a faint smile. "I won't do that. But I will engage not to marry your sister. It's not necessary to offer me an exchange, my poor child. " "B-but it is!" said Horatia vigorously. "One of us m-must marry you!

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