“That was the right thing to have done,” the Marquis approved.
“Clyde is clever really and serious about his career,” Sylvina said. “He only seems thoughtless because he is young and he enjoys being gay, going to parties and meeting new people. He is like Papa in that. And it is hard for him – to have so little money and not to be able to return hospitality. He minds that more than I can say.”
“And so you and Bessie kept house for Clyde,” the Marquis said as Sylvina paused.
A little ghost of a smile touched her lips.
“Bessie was wonderful. She had been Mama’s Abigail for years and years – she loves Clyde and is so proud of him. She loves me too, and when Papa’s sister, who was with us for a month or so, had to go to Harrogate, I did not miss her because I had Bessie. Then Bessie’s sist
