"Then perhaps this marriage thing should be reconsidered?" he asked accusingly.
I shook my head "No. I'm determined to marry Miss Flair. If I wait, she'll slip through my fingers. Besides, I have already asked her and she's said yes. To back out now, would only be the actions of a coward."
I was no coward. Not like my father. I would honor my word.
"You're determined then," my grandfather said nonchalantly "I must say I'm not surprised. You were always the more stubborn out of you and Charlotte. She thinks she has you beat, won't she be surprised to discover that you've beaten her to the post."
I glowered at him "You won't speak a word of this to her" I demanded.
He gave a shrill laugh "I wouldn't dream of it. The drama that's sure to ensue from your announcement shall be amusement
