| I am the eldest son of the Right Honorable Lord Thornbury, a baron in ----shire, and will inheirit our estate, Thornbury, on his death. Being assured of my fortune, I can enjoy all the pursiuts open to a unconcerned, unattached gentleman--hunting, dancing, riding, traveling. I am yet unmarried, although I have found many a handsome woman to tempt me on my travels. I have heard myself described as a "terrible flirt", but I rarely flirt. I am serious in all of my attentions. The only problem is, that whenever I become serious, I meet another amiable woman. All are fashionable, all are ravishing (the French women were a bit more unrestrained). I am assured though that any woman I choose will accept me. And so the search for The Honble. Mrs. Winchester continues.... |
