Ford was going to be busy for the net month; then again, so was Noble, because Ford could not chaperon all the girls on their own.
Noble's mouth twisted. "I think she knows about the Scrimgeours," he said, because if Noble and Ford knew about the Scrimgeours, then Verity certainly did. Maybe Verity was desperate enough to marry up that she was overlooking the scandal associated with the family?
Maybe they were just talking.
Noble felt a flash of irritation at their father, not for the first time; if Mr. Greengrass was alive, they wouldn't have to do this. If Mr. Greengrass had kept the family finances in order, it would all feel less urgent.
"We should consider making a list," he said after a beat, "Of the men we're acquainted with." Surely some of them would be able to take a Greengrass girl off their hands - and it would be easier for Noble and Ford to get men they were already acquainted with in the Greengrass house in the first place.
Noble's mouth twisted. "I think she knows about the Scrimgeours," he said, because if Noble and Ford knew about the Scrimgeours, then Verity certainly did. Maybe Verity was desperate enough to marry up that she was overlooking the scandal associated with the family?
Maybe they were just talking.
Noble felt a flash of irritation at their father, not for the first time; if Mr. Greengrass was alive, they wouldn't have to do this. If Mr. Greengrass had kept the family finances in order, it would all feel less urgent.
"We should consider making a list," he said after a beat, "Of the men we're acquainted with." Surely some of them would be able to take a Greengrass girl off their hands - and it would be easier for Noble and Ford to get men they were already acquainted with in the Greengrass house in the first place.