After waiting ten long years for Richert Dalkey to realize she's no longer the awkward young girl he grew up with, Elspet is thrilled when he finally comes to pay her court . . . until he divulges the true reason for his visit. His proposition? A sham engagement to discourage debutante Dorothea Turvoll, who's infatuated with Richert and whom his mother wants him to marry. Elspet convinces him to pretend he's desperately in love with her and actually...