Georgette Heyer - Black Sheep

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‘May I speak frankly to you sir? About your nephew? I do not wish to offend you, but I fancy he is more the black sheep of your family than you are!’
‘Oh, I shouldn’t think so at all!’ Miles responded.

Abigail Wendover was determined to prevent Fanny, her pretty high-spirited niece, from being gulled into a clandestine marriage with Stacy Calverleigh, a good-looking town-beau of shocking reputation and an acknowledged fortune-hunter.

The arrival of Stacy’s uncle seemed to indicate an ally, but Miles turned out to be the most provoking creature Abigail had ever met - with a disconcerting ability to throw her into giggles at quite the wrong moment …