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James smiled over her wording but was compelled to ask. “What makes you think she would be a good match for me?”
“Well, as the true middle child, as I said earlier, she is remarkably adaptable. And having been raised by our mother, she would probably feel just like I do, that a wife’s job is to assister her husband with his responsibilities. I know with one hundred percent certainty that she would want to do more than decorate your home and produce the next generation of Allinghams.”
James chuckled but declined her suggestion. “While I appreciate your offering up your sister as the sacrificial bride, I think I’ll keep looking for myself.”
She lifted a shoulder in dismissal. “Of course.”
“I did, of course, note that you didn’t offer yourself. Do you not feel yourself up to the task of being a duchess?”
To his very pleasant surprise, she actually laughed out loud.
“My maid asked me the very same question, Your Grace. And I have a mixed answer. To be sure, I could be up to the task. I just have no desire to court that type of attention from others. My unknown mister will be ideal for my purposes, I’m sure.”
Ignoring the surprising sense of disappointment welling within him, James nodded. “Such a pity. Ah well, I shall prevail, eventually, I suppose. But your mister will be a most lucky man.”
