35/49 I never saw him, I am sure." "Oh, no! He went with his regiment to Simla seventeen years ago. Then he married a Begum or Indian princess or something unusual. She was very rich but also very dark, and Uncle would not forgive him for it. After the marriage his name was never mentioned in Harlow House, but he was not forgotten and his mother never ceased to love him. When they heard of his death, Uncle sent the proper people to make investigations because of the succession, you know." "I suppose now the nephew, Edwin Harlow, will be heir to the title and estate ?" "Yes, and Uncle and Aunt so heartily dislike him. |