"Either so, or by robbery. Many of them were terrible thieves, my dear, and I dare say Sir Guy was no better than he should be. But since that they have always called some of the Pallisers Plantagenet. My husband's name is Plantagenet. The Duke is called George Plantagenet, and the king was his godfather. The queen is my godmother, I believe, but I don't know that I'm much the better for it. There's no use in godfathers and godmothers;--do you think there is?"
"Not much as it's managed now."
"If I had a child,-- Oh, Alice, it's a dreadful thing not to have a child when so much depends on it!"
"But you're such a short time married yet."

"Yes, or else by robbery. Many of them were terrible thieves, and I dare say Sir Guy was no better than he should be. But since that they have always called some of the Pallisers Plantagenet. My husband's name is Plantagenet. The Duke is called George Plantagenet, and the king was his godfather. But there's no use in godfathers and godmothers, is there?"
"Not much as it's managed now."
"If I had a child - oh, Alice, it's a dreadful thing not to have a child when so much depends on it!"
"But you're such a short time married."
