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“I know,” she said. “Unfortunately, education has the side effect
of teaching one to think for oneself. I’m unwilling to commit to
marriage so quickly. I want to have my own life, at least for a few
years.”
“Impossible!” He pounded the desk, rattling his empty glass. “As
long as I am the senior member of our family, I forbid you to leave
Spoznarsk! Now, let me hear no more of these radical ideas.”
She stiffened.
“Very well, Uncle Fyodor. You control my inheritance, and I have
no fortune of my own—yet. Even so, you cannot force me into
matrimony against my will.”
The police chief grunted. “Hmmph. Well, at least you will be
where I can keep an eye on you. I think you’ll see things my way:
after you meet some of Spoznarsk’s handsome young local
noblemen, your attitude will change.”
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