He paused to go on slowly,
“After one very drunken evening Glen found that he had married a woman with whom he had been enjoying himself, although he had little memory of it.”
“They were – really married?” Andrina asked in a low voice.
“She stage-managed the whole thing, knowing who the Marquis was. The Parson, although he was a reprobate, was nevertheless in Holy Orders and the Marriage Certificate was genuine.”
The Duke sighed before he continued,
“The Arkraes were naturally appalled when they heard what had occurred, but a divorce would have caused a great scandal. As you know, it requires an Act of Parliament.”
“What did they do?” Andrina asked.
“They paid the woman a large sum of money to go abroad and not return to this country. Two years later they announced to their family a
