He never forgave her for leaving him, and when he died, he willed every penny he possessed to some scoundrelly cousin of his--who is presumably enjoying the inheritance which should have been yours.
"That is your family history, my dear, and it is right that you should know it--and know what you have to fight against.

To be a Malincourt is at once to have a curse and a blessing hung round your neck.

The Malincourts were originally of French extraction--descendants of the _haute noblesse_ of old France--cursed with the devil's own pride and passionate self-will, and blessed with looks and brains and charm above the average.

They never bend; they break sooner.

And I think you've got the lot, Sara--the full inheritance.
"Your mother was a true Malincourt.