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Post by William Slade on Jan 13, 2022 4:38:00 GMT
Her smile only brightened his as he gazed into her brown eyes, the ones that were constantly on his mind ever since the first night they'd met, and she insulted his character, yet here they were, standing before each other after confessing their sensitivities toward each other the very night before. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out the velvet box and slowly opened it to reveal the five-carat ring.
"Elizabeth, will you do me the honour of courting you?" He asked softly. "I requested your hand in marriage, but your father," Will paused, chuckling. "Being the far more intelligent and sensible man than I suggested that we court first to ease the opinion of the Ton. The ring, of course, can be kept by you until the day I formally ask for your hand." Something for her to remember him by when he wasn't present. | This Royal Throne of Kings
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Post by Elizabeth Davenport on Jan 13, 2022 23:50:21 GMT
 His question about seeking permission to court her made her smile and she nodded. "You may," she agreed. Sometimes courting just happened and sometimes people sought permission. Although, usually one did not need to seek permission from one's father so Elizabeth found herself still curious as to what all of this was about. Then he continued to speak and her eyebrows rose in surprise. Marriage? To hear that he'd gone to her father was a surprise indeed. Elizabeth felt she had such strong feelings for William but wanted to continue to get to know him. Not that she believed she would find someone she was more fond of than him.
The ring was one of the most beautiful pieces of jewelry that Elizabeth had ever seen. Her hand lifted to her mouth to cover the fact that her jaw had dropped at how beautiful it was. "He said no?" She asked, furrowing her brow, not understanding. Well, it did make sense in a way. A quick engagement would be questioned, even if their families insisted it was arranged. Elizabeth would rather not deal with the whispers of the ton if she could avoid it. "It is most beautiful," she said, looking up at him. "But I think you should keep it until you may properly ask me."
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Duke of Doom
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Post by William Slade on Jan 22, 2022 17:04:58 GMT
Though he did expect her blessing, a wave of relief washed over him, a sensation similar to the one he had when her father offered his own approval on the matter. William stared as she lifted her hand to her mouth, slightly surprised himself at her reaction to the piece. Perhaps many men had tried to court her in the past (much to their failure, of course). Had they the confidence to purchase her a ring? Will doubted it. The Duke shook his head at her confusion, retorting immediately, "No, no, he in support of this union only if you are," For at the end of the day, it was Elizabeth's choice and nobody else's. He then nodded at her request, placing the ring back into his tailcoat's pocket. "Of course," William tallied with a soft smile. "You look beautiful, as always. Was it because you knew I was to call on you?" He jested. | This Royal Throne of Kings
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Post by Elizabeth Davenport on Jan 24, 2022 1:51:42 GMT
The explanation that her father supported their union made more sense, and Elizabeth found herself pleased that her father had agreed to such a thing. He had to know that Elizabeth did not hate the Duke after agreeing to allow him to bring her home the other night and perhaps that had been enough for him to know his daughter held affection for him. She knew there had been plenty of others that had sought his approval only to be denied without Elizabeth even having to tell him she had no desire to marry the man. But this was all different and truthfully, it was unknown territory for Elizabeth. She'd spent so much time figuring out how to get out of a marriage proposal that she had never spent much time thinking about what she would do if she were to be proposed to by someone she wished to marry.
She found she was a little sad to see the beautiful piece of jewelry disappear from her sight so quickly but knew that it was the intelligent move to make. His compliment made her roll her eyes in a playful manner. "Of course," she teased. "One must appear their best when the Duke of Wellington is going to be visiting. You never know what a visit come mean," Elizabeth finished with the teasing grin on her face. "Had I know there was to be a proposal I would have made sure to wear my very best gown and necklace."
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