My father's oldest brother was Count Vorrutyer, so if all four of his brothers had snuffed it he'd have been Count, but all four of them weren't going to snuff it. Though they tried rather hard, actually. We reached, what, two out of four...? Anyway. Father had no money, just a house, so really the only thing I lost was the crumbling pile and the possibility of being Count if all fifteen claimants in my way were to die all at once.
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[ He waves his hand dismissively. ]
My father's oldest brother was Count Vorrutyer, so if all four of his brothers had snuffed it he'd have been Count, but all four of them weren't going to snuff it. Though they tried rather hard, actually. We reached, what, two out of four...? Anyway. Father had no money, just a house, so really the only thing I lost was the crumbling pile and the possibility of being Count if all fifteen claimants in my way were to die all at once.