The Marquis had found the house for her and he had furnished it with all the things that she treasured ever since she had married when she was just eighteen.
It had been a happy marriage despite the fact that her husband had been much older than she was.
Their only sadness was that they had produced only one child, they would have liked at least half-a-dozen.
Their son, Vernon, however, more than compensated.
He was an outstanding schoolboy and was also very popular. Academically he did very well at Oxford University.
When he then went into the Household Cavalry there was, his mother thought, no Officer more efficient.
Queen Victoria, who was known for her predilection for handsome men, certainly had a ‘soft spot’ for the Marquis.
The Courtiers at Windsor Castle used to say amongst
