She keeps him. It is the only decision that keeps the house whole, and she is not sentimental, she is practical.
The estate stays hers as long as there is an heir in it, and the heir is at school for most of the year.
PortraitForty-one frames. I have been idle a long time and I intend to be a very good host.
He is in every room now and none of them can be alone, and the house has never been warmer.