The Restoration
Apparently, the Duke, a man of many and expensive vices, with an unquenchable thirst for pleasure but not enough wit to make his lifestyle sustainable, had squandered the family’s wealth, and the property fell into ruins decades ago.
When the lady’s father, the Duke, was on his deathbed, he confided in her something that he had never told another living soul and which had tormented him for years.
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