Fortunately Lady Morag made certain there was no chance of that. It was obvious that she had a very proprietary interest in her cousin.
Fiona wondered what relation she was to Mary-Rose and discovered when the ladies withdrew to the drawing room, leaving the Duke and the Earl to their port, that she was none.
Speaking in a slightly condescending manner, although Fiona thought she meant to be friendly, Lady Morag explained that she belonged to the Highland family of MacDonald, but had married a Rannock who had died.
“I had no wish to go home to my own family,” she said, “so the Duke’s father was kind enough to offer me accommodation in the Gate House, which has been converted into a small but charming residence.”
“So you live here,” Fiona said.
“It is my home,” Lady Morag corrected, “a
