7/24 and with all respect due to Sir Marmaduke ... your eldest son is heir to the Earldom." "And though his lordship hates me, he still prefers that my son should succeed to his title, rather than Sir Marmaduke whom he abhors." But that suggestion was altogether too much for poor Master Skyffington's sense of what was due to so noble a family, and to its exalted head. er ..." he muttered in supreme discomfort, swallowing great gulps which rose to his throat at this rash and disrespectful speech from the ex-actress. |