“Complaining to Callum is fine. He won’t hold it against me. But if I insult his wife, he would probably sew my mouth shut.”

Sheila burst out laughing. “That’s true. A lot of people say it’s better to offend a Mr. York than to offend a Mrs. York.”

Alex agreed. “Exactly. It’s the same for the rest of us younger ones too.”

He would rather offend his own brothers and cousins than offend their wives.

“You probably haven’t met Rowan much, so you don’t know this, but he’s the most pampered one. He