Quite. There are plans afoot — Lady Corinna is organizing an auction of her suspiciously-flattened third-husband's belongings, and I understand that our charming diplomats intend to wheedle her for charity.

Frankly, I'm more concerned with what's on offer. With prices so dear, it's like she's trying to move more than a painting or two. If the old man owned anything of actual value or import, we need to know where it goes. To whom.

[ so that they can definitely legally reacquire it. with all that money they've got. ]