But now I come to think of it, I don't know when he became Lord Polperro.

He couldn't, of course, till the death of his father.

Most likely the old man was alive when he married your aunt.
It's easy to understand now why he's led such a queer life, isn't it?
I shouldn't a bit wonder if he went away the second time because his father had died.

I'll find out about it.

Would you believe, when I met him in the street and spoke to him, he pretended he'd never heard such a name as Clover!" "You met him, did you?
When ?" "Oh--I'll tell you all about that afterwards.