"You are all women."
"And?"
"You haven't got a man running your house. One would say that is improper."
"Well to that I say why not?"
"Pardon?"
"Why not be the man and the woman of the house?"
"You are all women."
"And?"
"You haven't got a man running your house. One would say that is improper."
"Well to that I say why not?"
"Pardon?"
"Why not be the man and the woman of the house?"
"I believe my destiny is... you," Eloise breathed out, making her heart pound against her ribcage and Maria's eyes widen with childlike excitement. "You, Maria Sharpe, are what I want. You are like a...