![]() ![]() 1 Secondary Romance (Gray's bro Joss and Hetta the prickly country doctor).Toby: OMG, fine, I'll do it, just shut up already! THINK OF ME HAVING THE MONEY AND ACCLAIM AND ATTENTION TO CURE MY DEEP-SEATED PARENTAL ISSUES HELP THOSE POOR, STARVING ORPHANS. Isabel: BTW YOU'RE RUNNING FOR PARLIAMENT. Isabel: YOU COULD HAVE SAVED THREE ONE-EYED CHIMNEY SWEEPS SINCE YOU STARTED THAT FRIVOLOUS, EXPLOITATIVE SENTENCE, YOU HEARTLESS FIEND! Isabel: BEE TEE DUBS, WE CAN'T HAVE SUGAR OR FANCY CLOTHES OR DO ANY FUN THINGS BECAUSE ORPHANS. Isabel: I RANDOMLY AND UNCHARACTERISTICALLY ACCEPT! Toby: *manly wiles* Let's randomly get married! Isabel: BORED NOW - I MUST FLEE! A THREE-LEGGED PUPPY IS IN PERIL! Isabel: OH HAI DO YOU HAVE POWER AND MONEY I CAN EXPLOIT? The Rub: Toby distrusts his ability to keep women happy - how can he make sure this wife doesn't desert him like his fiancee did? Still recovering from the emotional pain of being jilted, he seduces the sister of his enemy and winds up falling for her instead. Nothing a novel's worth of nagging won't fix! The Rub: The man she falls for is a mere baronet, and a lazy one at that. ![]() Her greatest desire is to marry a powerful lord and become a "lady of influence" who changes the world with her charity and good works. ![]()
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