She felt the laugh behind his words, so she answered gravely:
“No, Wally, Edouard was a dutiful son.”
He chuckled. Max turned at the sound.
“Don’t encourage her, Wally.”
“I can’t. It’s too late.”
“Don’t worry. I disinherited them both,” Isabelle assured him.
“Did she have any violent love affairs?” inquired Mrs. Bryce.
“There were two very devoted young men, Percy Pollock and Jack Porter. But I thought Isabelle handled them very well,” replied Miss Watts.
“Are you engaged to them?” whispered Wally again.