"I don't know, mother. There's not been any trouble yet that I've noticed. Mary certainly hasn't brought any home, and Ann can manage for herself." He said. "I'm sure Mary thinks she can manage for herself, although I've yet to see any proof that she can."
"I think you've spent too long in foreign parts, mother. A title grants access to the court, and thus to the Prince Regent, and anyone with an amusing wit or good with words can earn his fortune in favours." He told her, hand still stroking over Nell's knee. "And while in Russia and Italy a title may not be the be-all and end-all, over here in England it is still a very appropriate thing to have. And near impossible to achieve for someone born in a Hackney ditch."
"Maybe I would have liked him, mother. But I never really understood what you saw in most of my step-fathers. Even those that were never officially step-fathers. But speaking of the Mountford-Miles, you aren't the only one with friendships in that particular circle."