Judith McNaught
she wrapped the sheet around herself

looked out peasants
abruptly

Their laughter drifted up through Jordan's open window as they linked arms。

humor softened his features and his firm, sensual lips

as Catherine gazed into those cynical grey eyes，

Understanding was in his eyes，along with a touch of humor and hard knowledge far beyond his years。

When I'm forced to pledge my hand in order to produce an heir。

Townsende's tall frame

With her small chin propped upon her fist，

Amused， he tapped the volume of Socrates' works from which he had been instructing her.

"A lie is an affront to the soul, as well as an insult to the intelligence of the person to whom one lies." And Alexandra would have done anything rather than insult this gentle man who had instilled her with his own philosophy of life, as well as educating her in mathematics, philosophy, history, and Latin。

because true beauty springs from the heart and dwells in the eyes，

his granddaughter was anything but common

Had he followed his own youthful inclinations and remained a bachelor, devoting all his life to study, rather than marrying