—Oh! How insightful you are, mon ami! Definitely not! - Hale laughed again, but Ned did not escape the fact that this time the smile did not touch his friend’s blue eyes. Something bothered Hale about this whole story. "So! So! Now this is interesting! What did his uncle come up with if he decided to be so generous and go straight to the title?” - Ned thought to himself, carefully peering into his friend’s face. “My venerable uncle appointed me as the guardian of the little orphan. I must find a worthy companion for her and successfully marry this most delicate flower, which he has cultivated for several years.