He knew that the reason for most of them was that Lord Harrop was far from wealthy and was determined to extort from his rich neighbour every concession and help for his own estate that was possible.
The Marquis was well aware that Lord Harrop’s sons – and there were four of them – were jealous of the horses he was able to ride hunting, at the local point-to-points and at the steeplechases, which he invariably won.
It was not his fault, but it flashed through his mind now that Anthony had exacted his revenge by taking from him the only woman he had ever wished to marry.
Then, as he watched Anthony kiss Sarah before he stepped out through the window and onto the terrace outside, the Marquis felt the blood rush to his head.
He wanted to fight Anthony, knock him down and even kill him.
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