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He did not think anything untoward of her. She was a good girl who had fought her circumstances tooth and nail. Broken, yes, but still standing. Still sharp. Still somehow able to make him feel like both a duke and an idiot within the same breath.
The expected knock came at his door. Richard straightened at once.
"Enter—no, wait." He crossed the room himself, suddenly excited to see whether his plan would work. He pulled the door open.
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