Lady Carol so wanted to say that she was sure his parties would be as dull as he was, but she knew that it would only make her father angry.
“Please, Papa!” she pleaded. “Please let me have a little time to look around and see if I can find someone I really love. I am sure if I find such a man you would like him as much as you like Arthur.”
To her astonishment her father went into a rage that she had seen on other occasions with a servant in the house or a groom who was rough with one of his horses.
“You will do as you are told,” he shouted. “You are my daughter and I have brought you up ever since your mother died in the lap of luxury. You have never expressed a wish that I have not granted. I want Arthur as my son-in-law and you will have him as your husband!”
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