Anthony did not immediately respond.
He had always known that his mother was not one to pry into his personal affairs without good reason.
Lady Eleanor Ravenport had never been particularly interested in the details of his private life, provided they remained private and did not bring disgrace upon the family. But lately, it seemed, even that arrangement was no longer sufficient.
It was hardly a secret that London knew him as the famous Rake of Monclair. His reputation had preceded him long before his return, and he had never made much effort to deny the stories that followed his name. If anything, he had occasionally found them rather useful.
Lady Eleanor, however, spent years doing everything a mother and a woman of her standing could to prevent his conduct from becoming a matter of public embarrassment.
