"I understand this is quite shocking and I promise you, it is quite true and I am livid at the recollection of what he has done to me and mine. I shall strive to be accurate in my recollection. Mr. Nott was once the dearest friend of my Blaise—they had been dear friends before our marriage and my husband thought him the best of men. At this time, our fortunes were reversed. Mr. Nott was quite poor but he always had a place in our home. Blaise considered him a brother."