The Silent Love
“Darwin here, good fellow that he is, assisted me in this small duplicity... but you can see that it will benefit all quite well, in the long run." "What have you done?" David demanded suspiciously.
"We have simply placed your mother and father in a wee Kirk in Scotland in the year 1797 where they were secretly wed by one Earnest Perry, Vicar, Christ's Church. Gillian Strongbow was kind enough to lend his signature to this particular document, consenting to the marriage." Gillian coughed loudly ...and looked to the windows, his ears red with mortification.
"But it is not the truth. Surely, you cannot expect people to believe—" "Yes, as a matter of fact, I can. It has happened before, you know. Secret marriage... heir inherits rightful claim... even happens a royal or two I could name for you had just such an experience.
"Though of course, the issue of those unions could not inherit the throne... but that is a matter of state and we are dealing with a lesser circumstance. The security of the nation does not depend upon this...MoreLess
"We have simply placed your mother and father in a wee Kirk in Scotland in the year 1797 where they were secretly wed by one Earnest Perry, Vicar, Christ's Church. Gillian Strongbow was kind enough to lend his signature to this particular document, consenting to the marriage." Gillian coughed loudly ...and looked to the windows, his ears red with mortification.
"But it is not the truth. Surely, you cannot expect people to believe—" "Yes, as a matter of fact, I can. It has happened before, you know. Secret marriage... heir inherits rightful claim... even happens a royal or two I could name for you had just such an experience.
"Though of course, the issue of those unions could not inherit the throne... but that is a matter of state and we are dealing with a lesser circumstance. The security of the nation does not depend upon this...MoreLess
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