‘I thought I had,’ he replied, mystified.
She laughed out loud. ‘In public places, no doubt. Ballrooms and the like. But in private, when they think no one is listenin’, they talk about all manner of things which worry ‘em a great deal. Do you have any idea how many secret liaisons are conducted between members of wealthy families? I cannot understand why, not considerin’ how much they then have to fret and worry about who is the rightful son of who, and whether or not their legitimate heirs are their own blood or not.’
Drig grinned. ‘Set a blood sorcerer loose among the elite of England, and much mischief may be had.’
Bess cackled with a vindictive delight which endeared her considerably to Grunewald. ‘I would give a deal to witness it,’ she said with high delight.
‘But that cannot be
