"I don't see why it would be cruel. Except for poor Doctor Perkins, I suppose. But who really wants to be in love with a bore? I would happily live in poverty with the most exciting man in the world than be rich beyond all measure and stuck with ...someone utterly droll," Ella said with a wave of her hand. She felt that she was being kind in not naming names.
And she didn't even notice that Mr. Brinsley seemed to magically know the surname of her sister's lost love. She was much too focused on their plan and the most agreeable company that was Mr. Brinsley himself.
"We will rescue my sister before our dear doctor has a chance to ruin her life by falling in love with her. I cannot imagine she would be able to have eyes for anyone else once her dear Robert was returned to her. We shall be celebrated heroes, Mr. Brinsley!"