![]() ![]() ![]() Lizzie's cousin, Frank Greystock, might have made an offer for Lizzie Eustace's hand: circumstances prevented him from doing so and in a fit of pique Lizzie accepted an offer from Lord Fawn, whom we met as the suitor of Violet Effingham in Phineas Finn. All that was important to her now, she maintained, was her son. ![]() Lady Eustace was not a woman to whom truth meant a great deal. She was adamant that Sir Florian had given it to her absolutely, although the precise circumstances of the giving varied from telling to telling. After his death, his wife, Lizzie - still only in her late teens - was in possession of a very valuable diamond necklace and was determined that she would not hand it over to her husband's executors. It was generally thought that Sir Florian Eustace had come to regret his marriage but he didn't live long enough for this to become a problem. An exceptionally good story, particularly on the subject of Victorian marriage. Summary: The third book in The Palliser (or Parliamentary) Novels deals with the story of a young widow who is determined that she will not hand over to her late husband's executors the diamonds which she says that he gave to her absolutely. ![]()
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