“ They are all very becoming, my lord. Tell me - how old is the eldest now? I am searching for a young woman to join my service whence I enter my marital home - she shall have a most excellent position at court and I could possibly aide in finding her a betrothed.”
"Five and twenty, my lady. Widowed --- poor dear lost her husband two years ago to the sweats. If she is not suitable, my second eldest most certainly is! I would be in your debt if you took her in. I'm afraid I have not given her the courtly charms many of the ladies here have in excess."














