A Stranger's Touch
“If you break the agreement you will bring dishonour upon us. You promised me that you would marry well, as your brother Richard would have had he lived. He would have known his duty to his family and me.’ Rupert frowned as he faced his mother across the room. She was a proud woman and used to having much of her own way, but in this he was determined to hold firm.
‘It was not your decision to make. Your word is not mine, Mother. I am no longer a child.’ ‘You were to have wed a girl worthy of you...r name once, but now you would shame your brother’s memory and me. You owe it to Richard to marry well.’ ‘I would have married my betrothed had she not died, Mama,’ Rupert said now. ‘But I was a boy then and now I am a man. You may not arrange a match for me. I shall not be treated as if I were a child. This time you have gone too far. Marley will understand when I tell him I have a prior commitment and if he does not then he may sue me for breach of promise. I gave no promise and you had no right to do so in my place.MoreLess
‘It was not your decision to make. Your word is not mine, Mother. I am no longer a child.’ ‘You were to have wed a girl worthy of you...r name once, but now you would shame your brother’s memory and me. You owe it to Richard to marry well.’ ‘I would have married my betrothed had she not died, Mama,’ Rupert said now. ‘But I was a boy then and now I am a man. You may not arrange a match for me. I shall not be treated as if I were a child. This time you have gone too far. Marley will understand when I tell him I have a prior commitment and if he does not then he may sue me for breach of promise. I gave no promise and you had no right to do so in my place.MoreLess
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