Their mother had adored telling the story. How when Isobel had decided to marry Mr. John Penn, Grandfather Leith had been incensed. As a condition of her marriage contract, he had made two non-negotiable stipulations: One, the new couple would combine their surnames into Penn-Leith. Two, John would use Isobel’s generous dowry to build his bride a fine home more in line with the station to which she had been raised.
