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"I would give my life for her," Harry said

"You would?" she asked, her voice small, and hopeful, and thrilled "Oh, Harry, I-"

"Hush," he said, "I’ to your father"

"I approve," Lord Rudland suddenly said

Olivia’s nant O "Because he told me to hush?"

Her father looked up "It is indicative of uncoood sense"

"What?"

"And a healthy dose of self-preservation," Harry added

"I like this man," her father announced

And then, quite suddenly, Olivia heard anotheropening

"What is going on?" It was herroom, precisely three s over fro , Ma "What are you doing?"

"Apparently getting rin

"To me," Harry said, just to clarify

"Oh, Sir Harry, er…lovely to see you again" Lady Rudland looked over at hi a few tiraciously at his future mother-in-law

Lady Rudland turned to her husband "She’shim?"

Lord Rudland nodded "With my heartfelt approval"

Lady Rudland considered this for a moment, then turned back to Harry "You may have her in four months" She looked up at Olivia "We havethe lines of four weeks," Harry said

Lady Rudland turned to hiht up It was a gesture Olivia also knew quite well It ue at his own peril

"You have a great deal to learn, my boy," Lord Rudland said

"Oh!" Harry exclaimed He motioned up to Olivia "Don’t move"

She waited, and a ," he said, even though it was quite obvious He opened the box, but Olivia was too far away to see anything but a bit of sparkle

"Can you see it?" he asked

She shook her head "I’m sure it’s lovely"

He poked his head farther out the , his eyes narrowing as he measured the distance "Can you catch it?" he asked

Olivia heard her asp, but she knew there was only one suitable reply She gazed upon her future husband with a most supercilious expression and said, "If you can throw it, I can catch it"