Skelton was gaping. “My lord, do you know who this man is? Do you know his record?” “He is the man who kept my cousin Harry alive when our family did not,” Lord Richard said. “Harry informed me that Mason also wished to make a clean break with his past. As he is a bookseller of some expertise, and I needed my library dealt with, the solution seemed obvious.” “Very philanthropic of you, my lord.” “I don’t believe I require your approval,” Lord Richard said softly. “And I ask you again, Mr. Skelton, on what grounds do you accuse Mason of involvement in yesterday’s events?”
Well done, but you're still on thin fucking ice, RICHARD
