“Now, it turns out, she’s descended from a distinguished family herself. Her own elder sister even went back to inherit the family legacy. So, you see, there isn’t a single ordinary person among the York young madams.”

Ivor took a slow sip of tea. “I don’t particularly want Sheila to marry into an upper class family either, but what if Alex genuinely likes Sheila?

“Though the gap between our families is significant, our family is still comfortably well-off and we’re better off than many famili