03-24-2022, 03:19 PM
"Ten thousand pounds!" Nate's expression lengthened briefly betraying admiration. "It is a great deal of money, Miss. If this should become public knowledge, your door will be battered down by a great many suitors, with a wide range of motives. If you want my legal opinion, you should keep that particular fact under lock and key. Perhaps you could focus your energies on the more pleasant aspects of courting?"