‘That would be a terrible thing for the lad to hear, now, wouldn’t it? No, I said nothing of that, Rory. I don’t want the lad to ever know! He had been made to hear too many foul things about his parents, and I don’t want to add to those tales. But I’m also determined that he won’t be smeared with the lies that Sara has been spreading. I won’t have him called unnatural and depraved. As I said before, Rory, that is all in your hands now, to preserve his reputation, and his parents’ honor.’