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Meanwhile, Lord Charles Deeford proposes to Lady Clarissa Pevensey.

Although she is in love with him, she turns him down.

He is content to enjoy his wealth and high social standing, and lacks the ambition she wants in a husband ; further, she is a great admirer of the Prime Minister and Charles has no strong opinion about him.

Disraeli, seeing promise in the young man and wanting Clarissa to be happy, convinces Charles to come work for him, and tells him about the canal purchase.