Sweet lass of Richmond Hill by Plaidy Jean 1906-1993

Author:Plaidy, Jean, 1906-1993
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Spouses
Publisher: New York : Putnam
Published: 1988-12-22T05:00:00+00:00

'Madam, I am married to a lady whom I love and honour above all other people.'

'Married! You are certainly not married.'

'I should have thought, Madam, that I was the best judge ol that.'

'Evidently you are not if you can delude yourself into thinking you are this woman's husband. It is quite impossible for you to be. Have you never heard of the Marriage Act?'

'I have heard so much of that criminal measure that I never want to hear of it again. In fact my first act when I mount the throne will be to repeal it.'

She stared at him aghast. How could he talk so? And the King was only forty-eight years old—a comparatively young man. One would think his father was in his dotage. She shuddered.

'Please do not talk in that way. I am not sure that it is not ... treachery.'

The Prince laughed. 'Madam, I thought the reason why I am treated like an imbecile or an infant in the nursery was because it was well known that I should one day be king. Is one supposed not to mention this fact as though it were something shameful?'

'The King is still a young man.'

'He looks and behaves like an old one, so you cannot blame people for thinking of him as such. But you asked me here because you had heard rumours that I was married. Well, I tell you that I am, that the lady I have married is worthy to be the Queen of England; she will not disgrace your drawing room

The Queen burst out: 'She will never have an opportunity of proving that.'

'So you will not receive her at Court?'

'Certainly I shall not.'

'Why not? Why not?'

'Because I do not receive my son's ... mistresses ... in my drawing room.'

'Madam, this is my wife.'

'You know very well that cannot be. You may have gone through a form of marriage with her but she is not your wife.

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