Her second candidate was Lord Fawn, an undersecretary in the India Office, who thought that her income would compensate for the fact that he did not love her. Although badly in need of money, he did not rise to her bait as he was engaged to Lucy Morris. Her first choice was Frank Greystock, her cousin, an MP and a rising barrister. Mr.Camperdown, the Eustace family lawyer, asserted with much energy that the jewels were an heirloom and could not he disposed of in the casual manner described by Lizzie, but she refused to give them up.Īfter a few months of widowhood, she began to search for another husband. There was also a diamond necklace, valued at £10,000 which she claimed had been given to her earlier by Sir Florian. Her wiles were sufficient to induce the wealthy Sir Florian Eustace to marry her, but within a few months he was dead, leaving her possessed of a life interest in the Scotch property, Portray Castle, and an income of £4,000. Lizzie Eustace was the very beautiful, superficially clever and completely selfish daughter of an admiral who was no credit whatever to the British Navy.
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