His mother's judgement was unimpeachable. Except when it came to his daughter. His daughter was not charming in the slightest but perhaps Miss Lestrange would be fooled as his mother. He'd much rather have left his daughter to live with his mother but he didn't want to deal with the public scrutiny of such a decision. No one was likely to care, at least not at first, but someone would eventually get bored enough to notice and then people would talk.
"You're probably right, Mama. I'll have to arrange something after the proposal." He sure as hell wasn't going to delay it on Althea's count. Perhaps he'd find a way to subtly test the waters with Miss Lestrange and find out if she cared to meet his daughter before or after the wedding, it might well save him some effort. "The nursery in the new house should be ready soon..."
"You're probably right, Mama. I'll have to arrange something after the proposal." He sure as hell wasn't going to delay it on Althea's count. Perhaps he'd find a way to subtly test the waters with Miss Lestrange and find out if she cared to meet his daughter before or after the wedding, it might well save him some effort. "The nursery in the new house should be ready soon..."
