
There is no marriage proposal in this chapter, but there is a gentleman kneeling before a lady he loves, so this painting seems to fit. :)
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He pressed a handkerchief into her hand. “Oh, my love, I am so sorry,” he whispered. “I did not mean to hurt you. I never would. Well, that is not entirely true,” he smiled sheepishly. “I would not purposefully hurt you. I might out of ignorance.”
Mary’s quivering lips tipped up into a small smile. Even now, he was being honest with her.
“Which it appears I have done.” He was kneeling before her and held one of her hands.
[from Persuading Miss Mary, Marrying Elizabeth book 4]
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Confounding Caroline ~ Delighting Mrs. Bennet ~ Loving Lydia
