To obtain the intelligence conduit leading to Kensington Palace from Flora, he even swallowed a few strange remarks from Fiona in cold blood, enduring the teasing and mockery from friends like Eld, Great Dumas, and Dickens every now and then.
However, he still hadn't anticipated Flora's attitude toward marriage, nor the subsequent developments.
Under the Tower of London, Sir Arthur Hastings, the mastermind behind Scotland Yard, the miracle worker of St Martin's Church, the spokesman on Fleet Street, the savior of Young Italy, and the Liberator of the Caucasus, was frightened by a small note handed to him by a kind noblewoman.
— If it's about kinship, then you should express it early on. If it's considering a marriage proposal, then please respect the other's reputation.
After all, he was a pig farmer from rural York, and indeed misjudged the interpretations of noble society.
