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LADY DOROTHEA FITZWATER COULD be as stubborn as her father. A lecture from the Earl was never a pleasant affair, but she knew what she was about, and she would not be moved. The room was as oppressive as her father’s mood. It had none of the pleasant odours associated with a gentleman’s study. Everything smelled old. Musty. As if damp had seeped into the papers stored on the shelves and would not be ousted, no matter how many warm fires blazed in the fireplace. “What do you mean, no?” Lord Aldbury thundered. Thea flinched, but she had no intention of backing down. This was one argument she refused to let her father win, regardless of the consequences. “Just what you think I mean. I do not wish to marry Lord Carrowbeg.” The Earl’s cheeks reddened, his shoulders shaking as he replied to her defiance in a waspish tone. “You will obey me in this. I insist you accept his proposal of marriage.” Thea lifted a brow in question. “What proposal? I don’t recall him making me an offer, and I’m sure I wouldn’t forget such a momentous occasion. I confess, I didn’t think Carrowbeg would be able to overcome my obvious dislike of the match to bring himself up to scratch.” Her father winced at her words. “Must you talk in such a common way, Dorothea?”