It surprised him that she would mention her infamous father so openly, he would have thought she'd want to avoid the subject as much as possible. He supposed she must be accustomed to her father's shadow hanging over her perhaps she found it easier to be upfront about it. She couldn't possibly be proud of the shame Tybalt Lestrange had selfishly brought upon his family. "You are a credit to them." He regretted the compliment immediately; even though it had been a remark he'd thrown out without much premeditation he feared it might have given her some sort of impression of partiality.
"You are close with your brother then I take it?" He couldn't claim a close acquaintance with Tiberius Lestrange but with his sister's mention of him he was suddenly seized with the idea that maybe the brother was overprotective and was the true cause of his sister's unwed state. He'd heard of it happening before, men who guarded their sisters from anyone unworthy when the reality was that no one was good enough. If his daughter wasn't a liability waiting to happen he might understand the sentiment, but she was and he'd marry her off the second the law and a willing gentleman allowed him to do so.
"You are close with your brother then I take it?" He couldn't claim a close acquaintance with Tiberius Lestrange but with his sister's mention of him he was suddenly seized with the idea that maybe the brother was overprotective and was the true cause of his sister's unwed state. He'd heard of it happening before, men who guarded their sisters from anyone unworthy when the reality was that no one was good enough. If his daughter wasn't a liability waiting to happen he might understand the sentiment, but she was and he'd marry her off the second the law and a willing gentleman allowed him to do so.
