6/24 The noble Earl of Northallerton hath interested himself of late in the search and ..." But she shrugged her shoulders, whilst a short, bitter laugh escaped her lips: "At last ?" she said with biting sarcasm. "After twelve years!" "Nay! but remember, ma'am, that his lordship now is very ill ... and nigh on seventy years old.... Failing your late husband, Master Rowland--whom the Lord hath in His keeping--your eldest son is ... |