"These days, my value is in my name," Donna sighed. Then, figuring that by reputation, the last thing Ivan would want to do was marry her, she explained, "If my brother doesn't marry and produce a Count's heir in the usual way, his brother-in-law would be an obvious choice to succeed him."
"That's... that's obscene! You're not his property!"
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"These days, my value is in my name," Donna sighed. Then, figuring that by reputation, the last thing Ivan would want to do was marry her, she explained, "If my brother doesn't marry and produce a Count's heir in the usual way, his brother-in-law would be an obvious choice to succeed him."
"That's... that's obscene! You're not his property!"