Sycamore Dorning has watched one sibling after another succumb to the blandishments of wedded bliss, while he has grown wealthy and-deuce take it-lonely.
He\'s refreshingly blunt, no toady.
She\'s admittedly attracted to Sycamore.
Jeanette, Marchioness of Tavistock, endured six years of wedded purgatory before earning the independence of widowhood.
He loves the ladies generally, though he waits in vain for the woman who can love him in all his contrary, stubborn, outspoken glory.
Sycamore Dorning has watched one sibling after another succumb to the blandishments of wedded bliss, while he has grown wealthy and-deuce take it-lonely