Chapter fiveThe Marquis left Harsbourne House as early as possible and drove back to London in a towering rage.
He was furious that he had been tricked so easily into marriage.
He had decided a long time ago that he would not marry for many years yet and then only to have an heir.
He was well aware of his own consequence and that ambitious Mamas longed for their daughters to become the Marchioness of Melverley.
He therefore had refused to take any notice of debutantes and concentrated on enjoying himself with the acclaimed beauties of the Beau Monde.
Unlike most of his friends, he did not keep a Cyprian in a discreet little house in Chelsea or St. John’s Wood.
He told himself that he disliked paying for favours received, not because he was mean, but because it somehow disgusted him.
