![]() ![]() She escapes by whacking him over the head with a poker and runs off, leaving behind a brooch that was torn off in the struggle. ![]() When Horry learns the reason for their enmity-Lethbridge tried to elope with Rule’s sister-she keeps her distance but Rule kidnaps her. He is an enemy of Rule’s and works his way into Horry’s friendship with the assistance of Lady Massey, Rule’s mistress. Rule looks on and pays Pelham’s bills.Įnter Lord Lethbridge. ![]() Once married, the seventeen-year-old Horatia, known as Horry, has a lovely time spending money on grown-up clothes and gambling and flirting to such an extent that even her brother, Pelham, comments. Her youngest sister, Horatia, knowing that Elizabeth is in love with a poor officer, goes to Rule and suggests that he marry her instead. She is resigned to accepting since her brother has, through gambling and other foolish behavior, pretty much impoverished the family. The Earl of Rule has decided to marry one of the Winwood sister, making an appropriate family alliance, and plans to propose to Elizabeth, the eldest. It is not, however, one of my favorite Heyer books. It employs my favorite trope-the marriage of convenience, as you might guess from the title. The Convenient Marriage, published in 1934, is one of Georgette Heyer’s earliest books, with a Georgian rather than Regency setting. ![]()
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