The Prince's affairs are of no importance to you,
so why should I expect you to stand up for him?"
"I confess that I am a great deal more interested in Miss Blithers
than I am in the Prince. By the way, what would you have done had you
been placed in her position?"
"I think I should have acted quite as independently as she."
"If your father were to pick out a husband for you, whether or no,
you would refuse to obey the paternal command?"
"Most assuredly. As a matter of fact, Mr. Schmidt, my father has
expressed a wish that I should marry a man who doesn't appeal to me
at all."
"And you refuse?"
"Absolutely."
"More or less as Miss Blithers has done," he said pointedly.
"Miss Blithers, I understand, has the advantage of me in one respect.
I am told that she wants to marry another man and is very much in
love with him."
"A chap named Scoville," said Robin, unguardedly.
"You know him, Mr. Schmidt?"
"No. I've merely heard of him. I take it from your remark that you
don't want to marry anybody--at present.
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